UMTravels

A very slow morning, though we did here from Jim (from dinner last night). They are thinking beach when Paul gets uncranky. I’m thinking the view is wonderful from the cabin and will spend the day working. � It’s a little overcast, but I love the way those two pictures accidentally managed to stitch together. [...]

Today is Kona, anchored in the bay and tendered to shore right in the heart of te tourist district. Chris, my friend from Arcata, is meeting us a ten to do a little kiki (kiddie) snorkeling just north of town, but south of the airport. Looks like mostly locals, and is close to the deep [...]

Today we are off to visit Jeff’s friend and his boyfriend. Getting Jeff up and out in the morning is…. interesting? challenging? fruitless? You’d think he was on vacation or something. So, we meet his Israeli buddy at a little after 11 at the gates of the cruise ship terminal for a ride up to [...]

Nothing like waking up in a new city each morning. This morning we have landed on the lovely isle de Maui. Jeff’s plans for the day are renting a car and heading to the nude beach even though it’s overcast. Today he is sucessful in his endevors and returns about 6pm in time for dinner [...]

Greetings from the SS Minnow — I mean the Pride of America. 50mph headwinds so we are a couple of hours late getting into Hilo which complicates my friend Jeff’s plans to go pop rebar into patches of hot molten lava, not unlike how a glass blower would pull his punt (somehow that sounds dirtier [...]

Early, early, early… to the airport, thanks to Sue, Jeff’s employee. I would have preferred to get to the aiport a half an hour earlier. Bit of a hassle checking in since I was upgrading Jeff. But soon we were settled in, after walking directly on the plane after most everone else had boarded. Arrived [...]

Got to finish the packing today cause I’m staying at Jeffs tonight. Ran down to Tacoma to see what $400,000 buys you. Answer, about 1200 sq ft of historical building renovated into condos. Don’t think that’s going to happen for me. Images below: ���� � The clock tower condo is 3-5 floors depending on how [...]

Well, besides work for Shirts of Bamboo, the errand of the day was signing papers at with Ileen at Alpine Mortgage, arranging for the appraisal and last minute bits of paper. Looks like 10% down, 6.5% for 30 years — down from 6.75 last week, and not that much different from the 6.375% for 20% [...]

Work today. Errands: Jimmy (the sheep toy that poops jelly beans: The Grumpy Party Pooper), Fry’s — too long a lines for 100 sheets of Photo Paper, and Jeff’s to drop off the stove for the new house at the old house’s owner’s garage which will be my garage soon. Helene for dinner — steaks [...]

It’s been raining for the last 24 hours. Ground is already saturated, gullies are full. Couple of drips coming in when the winds blow hard. Off to Seattle today — got to get the mortgage on the new house going, meet with the Twango folks, and get back into this 40 hour a week work [...]

Or is it feeling wrung out? Actually don’t feel that bad. Curt is back in bed (at noon). Leftovers today. Trying to finish booking the Austrailia trip in March. Might add New Zealand to it as well since it doesn’t appear to add anything to the airfare to have a stopover. $1700 later, I’m booked [...]