April 23, 2009
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Monday, March 23 At last, it was our last day on the Big Island. Our flight wasn’t scheduled to leave until 10:59 PM that night, though, so we still had a full day ahead of us. Unfortunately, we needed to … Continue reading
April 22, 2009
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Sunday, March 22 (continued) Once we piled back into the vans, they drove up an even steeper road, zig-zagging up the mountain. Now the landscape was barren, looking more like a moonscape than earth. In fact, our tour guide said, … Continue reading
April 21, 2009
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Sunday, March 22 One of the things Ray wanted to do on our trip was go to the top of one of the mountains on the Big Island. We had heard rumors that there was snow in Hawaii, and we … Continue reading
April 20, 2009
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Saturday, March 21 Now that we were in the final days of our vacation, Ray was determined to spend as little time doing anything as possible. We lounged around the hut, and I started on the new books I had … Continue reading
April 18, 2009
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Thursday, March 19 After such a long day driving to South Point and back, we decided to take this day to stay “local” in our travels (i.e., within a 20-mile radius of the hut). We went back to Luke’s Place … Continue reading
April 17, 2009
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Wednesday, March 18 (continued) I was sufficiently caffeinated for the rest of the drive down the coast to South Point, the southernmost point in the United States. Once again, John Cleese had no idea where South Point was, so I … Continue reading
April 16, 2009
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Wednesday, March 18 Our days were starting to blend into each other at this point: wake up with the birds, shower, read, lounge around, read some more, find food. There’s nothing wrong with this schedule at all, especially when one … Continue reading
April 15, 2009
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Tuesday, March 17 You’d think that on our two-year anniversary here in Hawaii, Ray and I would go to a fancy restaurant or do something very cliché and romantic, but that’s just not the way we are. When we got … Continue reading
April 14, 2009
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Monday, March 16 We awoke Monday morning bright and early — well, I woke up early, anyway, since our room had hardly any curtains, and the dawn brought not only the morning light but chattering birds within the brush here … Continue reading
April 13, 2009
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Sunday, March 15 (cont.) After we said goodbye to my mom at the airport, Ray and I headed up the coast to our next vacation rental outside Hawi Town. Our hosts had emailed directions to me, and I thought our … Continue reading