Another airport another slow

     Slow is not really fair.  But even an hour wait seems to drag when you are sweating like there's a fireman opening every one of your pores.  Or something silly like that.

     It is interesting to me (and probably no other person) that thus vacation log is primarily going to be reflective rather than first impressions.  For first impressions you really should be following my Twitter feed.  (This is where somebody who is trying to self pro,mote would add their feed address in a parenthetical statement, so you can begin to see what type of person I am(although somebody like that probably would have sent people here from Twitter...so I can't win either way (is it a competition?)))

     Anyway I have been having an enjoyable time but the days have been full, with little time to type.  And when I do have time to type I am tuckered out.  Typically a vacation is slower and camping and there is time to reflect and write.  On the other hand those also are typically written by hand so they are not uploaded much faster.  I haven't written anything by hand because for some reason it's not comfortable writing by hand indoors.  But that's probably me being strange.

Do you think Alice and wonderland would be different had Lewis carol visited Hawaii? Do you think it would be better?  Do you think I am intentionally ignoring that it says and instead of in?  Where does through the looking glass fit in to al this?

Fast forward just a little

WOW!   What a day.  Things have been a little bit wonderful with brief periods of confusion, frustration and terror thrown in.  Honestly I would say more like minor fear than terror, but what are you going to do?  It is Thursday evening and my wife and I are sitting alongside a closed pool relaxing in the cool even get air.  I am quite comfortable temperature wise by the frogs are getting at my ears.  I am assuming they are frogs due to nocturnal chirping, could be birds, but i don't know any bites that are this loud this late.  Then again, I am not from around here so I don't claim to be an expert.  There are also insects adding to the ambiance so whataryaginnado?  

      So unless you followed my tweet you missed a day of travel and today of volcano amazement and wonder.  I have been unable to really connect to the blog or the Internet for the past couple of days.  (Astute readers might call fibbery on that last statement based on my claims to have twittered).  I have typed at least three posts between my I-thingee and my phone.  I do plan to copy and paste at some point.   (I have dienloaded a blogger app to my phone which makes available time, tiny keyboard, a non scrolling screen and autocorrect the only enemies to getting things posted). 

But...I haven't talked about the loud bar, the volcano goodies or any other fun stuff yet.  Don't you worry none, I will share, but maybe I will hand write my thoughts to start organizing.  Heck I even forgot the cruise ship until just now.  

Still...what's-her-name is claiming cold, so I think the fresh night air with frog cacophony (I've been waiting to use that all post.  I'm sure somebody saw it coming.). I will leave you with my current favorite picture and spoilers for tomorrow. 

A lava formation that looks vaguely like a skull. 

     Tomorrow we are going to look at gardens and the tiny "island" next door to the hotel.  Then look at the macadamia factory, because we  often go to the Tillamook cheese factory and enjoy it, so. We should enjoy the macadamia nut factory as well.  I am excited to find/try the macadamia equivalent of curds.

Vacation Log 2: Prologue to adventure

Vacation Log Take 2 Wow! I haven't typed on this thing since 2010? That is so wacky. Of course I have had distractions and life and just stuff. But here we go an amazing life event, a celebratory journey and a couple learns to take joy in each other. Anyway today January 12th 2016 my beautiful life and I have been married for 25 years. So naturally we celebrate by me working until 9:30 at night and she driving around like a madwoman getting everything done and caring for people. Then we have dinner in a Shari's restaraunt and toasting a successful life together with a glass of whatever random pink wine the waitress found to put in a glass and a drop top Amber ale. All in all a nice commentary on our life and comfort together. Now. 11:30 at night she is desperately trying to get some sleep while listening to Jungle Jam and Friends the Radio show while I sit here typing a blog that few will read and fewer enjoy. Both of us simultaneously dreading and eagerly anticipating the 4:30am wake-up call that will begin us on the real journey. Well anniversary journey...well flight to Hawaii. I love keeping vavTion logs, but this one will be a mix of this blog and hand written in a spiral bound notebook. But it will eventually all wind up here. There may, However, be a bit of time skipping and disjointed pacing. But probably you will have the first thoughts from the plane ride which I am curious about for lots of reasons. Things to ponder Do you think a vacation two Hawaii is enhanced by beginning it with a cold dark walk I. The damp weather chilling your face and hands? Do you have a favorite memory of great anticipation? Would you be willing to shar it? Does anybody use the phrase " you're going down" for friendly rivalry trash talk anymore? See you probably tomorrow unless I forget. Oh. P.S. How do you feel about vacation pictures here (as in this specific vacation log on this specific blog)? No photos? Only the occasional photo related to something I am typing about? Visually document every thing I have been talking about? Gratuitous vacation photos of anything that strikes my fancy regardless of relation to content?