UMTravels

A lazy day on the boat, not even bothering to get off. Breakfast, reading, work, reading, sunning on the deck — you know, the hard life. This is the shot from the 14th deck… where I was sunny around noon. We’ve been turned down for the EasyFly program — even though we are already upgraded [...]

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 [...]

Just one more day until my 50th Birthday. Today I head back to Berkeley and then in the morning back to Seattle. Today is just driving around, found a park I hadn’t seen before — turns out its the old Kona Airport so the picture is of the parking lot which is really wide, and [...]

Mostly just hanging out by the pool. Did take a trip to Kmart of a new rollaboard computer case and some souvenirs. Picked up a cute hitchhiker on the way back from CJ’s Bargain Beachwear — that’s the place that a couple of years ago I got my leopard print speedos and cheap prices. Took [...]

Got the adapter for Internet Over Power up and running. It wouldn’t work on any of the outlets in the living room because they are switched (for the lamps). Apparently these adapters are finicky, but it beats my EDGE connection on the cellphone. Today did a little (very little) snorkelling. Saw three turtles and a [...]

Arrive noonish in Kona, and pick up the rental car — a bright yellow jeep. Check-in at the WorldMark Kona isn’t until 4pm, but they have a hospitality suite to stuff all your bags into, or yourself if you just want to chill while waiting for your room to be ready. � Lunch at Huggos, [...]