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And so how does it work with these … verandahs, these big Hawaiian porches, these lanais? These open patios with great flat ceilings to shelter you from the rain or bright sun but otherwise open to the elements. I’m not even sure what you call these places, and I certainly don’t know how they work. What […]

“How did you find this place?” I asked the fair and industrious Trudy who has researched and planned and booked all our travel to Kaua‘i and Hawai‘i. Our condo on Kaua‘i was nice, but I tell you, this Keauhou Beach Resort was fancy. I mean palm trees swaying against a deep blue sky and white […]

I sat outside this evening after some yard work. A gentle breeze blew across the yard and cooled my face and arms. The sun had just gone down, and the clouds in the west were glowing pink. There is something about sunsets, isn’t there? Sunsets and campfires, they mesmerize me. Here’s a snapped picture of our […]

We sat by the shore with the surf breaking over black rocks. The sun broke thru the cloud deck far out to sea and radiated golden beams of light down to the water setting distant waves ablaze. Then it burned cracks and crevices in the nearer clouds, lighting up the island behind us. And finally […]

So we saw Na Pali from both sides: once from the northwestern flank of the mountains as we stood looking over the edge of the cliffs, and once from the east as we hiked in the wind and rain. The story of our trip to Hawaii is dragging on in reverse time lapse. It’s been […]