Trudy had heard of this breakfast place in Kapaa called Eggbert’s. So after the sun was up, we went looking for the place with a trusty Google map in hand. As it turned out, Google was wrong. So we drove around a bit until we finally asked a construction worker if he knew where Eggbert’s […]
Monthly Archives: April 2012
Sunrise on the Pacific
Sun, 22 Apr 2012, 08:37 PM (-06:00)
On the morning of our first full day in Kauai, we woke early. Light was just beginning to coming in thru the curtains. The fair and industrious Trudy got up and peeked out. “Is the sun up?” I mumbled. “Not yet,” she said. There was a pinkish glow on the horizon. I sat up quickly. […]
Driftwood
Sun, 22 Apr 2012, 08:18 PM (-06:00)
On our first day in Kauai I took a fancy to a small piece of driftwood washed up on the beach. I picked it up and proclaimed, “I’m taking this.” Trudy scowled. The next day, I woke up sick. I had a headache. I had a neck ache. I was nauseous and didn’t want to get out […]
It Felt Like Infinity
Sat, 21 Apr 2012, 09:24 PM (-06:00)
Lihue is not a big city. Indeed, it’s not a city at all but just a town, albeit the largest on the island. So there was no delay catching the rental shuttle and renting a car and driving from the airport to our condo in Kapaa. When we got to the room, day was almost […]
Waiting for Baggage in Lihue
Sat, 21 Apr 2012, 07:32 PM (-06:00)
Having arrived in Lihue, we waited at baggage claim A for our bags. “Why are our bags always last?” Trudy asked, adding in her characteristically optimistic fashion, “They must have been the first ones on!” So we waited. And we waited. And then the carousel stopped. There was no sign of our big yellow duffle or […]
Hawaiian Rainbows
Sat, 21 Apr 2012, 05:02 PM (-06:00)
Wait. When I spoke disparagingly about our seats on the flight from Honolulu to Kauai, I omitted one important point. Yes, for most of the 30 minutes, our view out the left window offered nothing but ocean and whitecaps all the way to Tahiti. But as we turned for Lihue, the plane flew nose first […]
Three Legs to Kauai
Fri, 20 Apr 2012, 09:24 PM (-06:00)
1. Austin to Houston What is there to say about this leg? There’s barely enough time for flight attendants to rush up and down the aisles offering beverages. We were crammed into a United AIrlines Canadair CRJ-700. If the flight attendants went up and down the aisles, I don’t remember it. It was too early in […]
Couldn’t Have Planned It Better
Fri, 20 Apr 2012, 06:24 AM (-06:00)
It was difficult to say goodbye. And it was humbling. When I told them, some folks got a serious look on their face as if to imply, Oh what are we going to do? Some folks gasped. Others offered congratulations. They all were supportive and happy for me (at least as far as I could […]
Something Else
Tue, 17 Apr 2012, 07:58 PM (-06:00)
“You’re killing me man” he said as I stood in the doorway of his office. I had submitted my resignation the week before, but it was spring break, and he was out of town. I had dreaded this conversation. This was the profession I always wanted. These were people I had known and respected for […]