Friday Extra Ship Day.

Surprise - a ship at anchor this morning.
Surprise – a ship at anchor this morning. 
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Turns out to be the Carnival Splendor. Everyone except me expected it.

Sort of a lazy last couple of days. I have been making a photo book from my Great American Train Trip. I don’t know why it takes me so long to get the pictures in books and printed.

We are going to lease our unit in Arlington for another year. If we re-up by February 1st, we’ll get a $600 rebate.

 

Figured out the pokey internet problem?

In Honolulu, as in our village, there is a large homeless population. Unlike our village, Honolulu has elevated freeways. Homeless people live under the freeways. The fiber optic cable for Internet, phone, TV whatever is run more or less exposed under the freeways. You can fill in the rest of the story for yourself.

Actually, there is more to tell. Most likely who ever cut the cable yesterday thought it was copper. But, last week, a homeless man caught the fiber optic cable on fire. Now, you gotta believe he was pissed about something or the other.

Went on a whale hunt this AM

Java Temple BIrds and young Saffron Finch
Java Temple BIrds and young Saffron Finch

This was a shore based whale search. I don’t really approve of whale watch boats. I didn’t find any whales. I did find some birds.

Mr C is supposed to get his new tooth 2 weeks from today. I figure he’ll want to hang around for a while to be sure it is OK. I am going to try to get him out of here mid February. That is only 2 weeks early.

During the local news here – one of the major advertising groups are old folks homes. Everyone of them touts their “healthy nutritious” meals. I so don’t want “healthy nutritious” food in my old lady’s home. I want butter and chocolate and cream and fries.

Days of Grace

@ The Tikis
@ The Tikis – this one to TOO blue!
@ Hale Halawai
@ Hale Halawai
@ Honl's
@ Honl’s

I visited all the surf sights within walking range south of the pier this morning. No great shots. Just a good morning. The sound track from The Descendants on the iPod. A feeling be being in suspended reality. A period of grace before returning to Arlington and facing the future.

Surf again today

Hale Halawai
Hale Halawai

I spent the morning watching the surf. I love watching the waves. The waves were good for watching – not so good for surfing. But, that didn’t stop people trying.

This afternoon, the wind came up. I tried to go to the beach, but got sand blasted. Next, I tried to go to the pool, but chairs kept getting blown in the pool. Decided to come up to the room and read a book.

Hale Halawai
Hale Halawai

Fun with B/W Processing

Soft Processing - Hula Dancer
Soft Processing – Hula Dancer
Hard Processing - My Favorite Junk House Dog
Hard Processing – My Favorite Junk House Dog

Big activity today was resisting running out and buying the first cheap-ass underwater camera that I stumbled over.

Super weather today. All the vog got blown away.

 

One from the canoe race

High School Canoe Race Day.
High School Canoe Race Day.

Thinking about the dead underwater camera. I suspect that the way I use my camera means that I should go back to using housings. Not underwater cameras. A daily dunking in saltwater for 4 month a year seems to take a toll.

I heard Mr C tell someone on the phone that we’ll be coming home in early March. Guess I’ll have to ratchet up the nagging.

Working at Keeping Kona Country

It's MUCH colder than yesterday!
It’s MUCH colder than yesterday!

Guess nobody has checked the instruments at the airport yet.

If you are the big dog you can stay on the porch.
If you are the big dog you can stay on the porch. I love this dog!

This dog hangs out about 1/2 block from our hotel. I have never seen him/her off the porch. He/She could get off. But, why?

One of our local chickens.
One of our local chickens.

This guy hangs with his ladies down by the farm market. Isn’t he great looking? Makes me feel bad about eating chicken. We hear him every morning.

And, my underwater camera expired today. I been expecting it to flood – but it just died. After it gets good and dry it might be useable as a dry land camera. What to get now? Anything. Wait until next year?