7:00 a.m. KOA (Kona, Hawaii Big Island)
Category: Living
Hike on Lava
Went for a hike on lava and took a selfie. Tonight, Dwight returns to mainland, in the morning I go to Japan.
Traveling to a Different Mental Place
This week I move from an island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean to an island on the edge of the East China Sea: from Hawaii Big Island to the little island of Yakushima, Southern Japan (195 square miles, population 13,178).
Traveling to a Different Mental Place
Wrote about traveling to a different mental place.
Spigot Pix
Biennial event, 2014: playing with spigot and hose, unposed. 2010 and 2012, in background, on display in kitchen.
Specialized Part
Walked around a light industrial area to find a part for Dwight’s dive computer. Eventually found it in a regular store.
Bite Me Fish Market
Went to the harbor to buy fish to cook this evening.
Plantation Manager’s House
Enjoyed the night sky. Jupiter is close to the moon.
Our (Rented) House on Hawaii Big Island
The family that built this house in 1947 still owns the house. We get to rent it for a week, something we’ve been doing every other year since 2010.The house makes for great punctuation in our family’s lives. We get to be with our nephews when they were 1 and 2, then 3 and 4, and now…… Continue reading Our (Rented) House on Hawaii Big Island
Our “Family Home”
This house is much as it was when built in 1947, and has been in the same family. This week it’s our family home.