tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post7224986162586462191..comments2024-03-26T20:17:30.126-07:00Comments on Every Blade of Grass: Hawaii, So Fardrjimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-46265870474703509562015-07-12T15:16:24.682-07:002015-07-12T15:16:24.682-07:00There used-to be a really cool thing up there call...There used-to be a really cool thing up there called "Flumin' Da Ditch" where you could go for a ride on a kayak through the old irrigation canals: the aqueducts (100-feet up at least) and tunnels (one some 200-feet long) on the north side - but the earthquake six or so years ago killed it.NotClauswitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14358707844087117280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-39786314122846137902015-07-11T15:30:41.817-07:002015-07-11T15:30:41.817-07:00Yep, it's very beautiful here.
We stopped at ...Yep, it's very beautiful here.<br /><br />We stopped at the Local Dish kind of by accident. The girls had wanted to go to the Bamboo, but it's closed on Mondays.<br /><br />So, we walked a bit, and smelled the aroma coming from the Local Dish, saw it had almost a crowd, and went there.<br /><br />I wanted corned beef, but they were out of it, so I settled for the pastrami.drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-73370376343994567182015-07-11T07:07:09.740-07:002015-07-11T07:07:09.740-07:00The Big Island is the best! We got married at the...The Big Island is the best! We got married at the parking circle of the Holoholokai Petroglyph Park and I taught my wife to snorkel there in the crystal-clear waters. Some friends live out past Hawi at the end of the road, and are friends of the owners of the local DishNotClauswitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14358707844087117280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-16568785246027612742015-07-10T21:21:41.513-07:002015-07-10T21:21:41.513-07:00Roger that!
Good to hear you're getting out o...Roger that!<br /><br />Good to hear you're getting out of the rat race!drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-31331486971153892262015-07-10T21:21:02.286-07:002015-07-10T21:21:02.286-07:00It's an interesting language. One of our tour ...It's an interesting language. One of our tour guides, and the Park Service employee at the Volcano National Park, were not natives, but could speak it.<br /><br />It sounded a bit "different" when a non-native speaker was using it, but then most languages do!drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-50720702719873436602015-07-10T20:59:04.977-07:002015-07-10T20:59:04.977-07:00Glad y'all are having fun! Post when you have ...Glad y'all are having fun! Post when you have time, but enjoy the vacation!Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-51446436428227616962015-07-10T17:58:37.551-07:002015-07-10T17:58:37.551-07:00Have a wonderful time. My daughter was adopted by...Have a wonderful time. My daughter was adopted by Hawaiians. She's fluent in the language which is sort of comical as she's an extremely fair, six foot redhead and people always do a double take when she starts talkingHome on the Rangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03836315423040719919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-7802166874159645342015-07-10T16:56:50.380-07:002015-07-10T16:56:50.380-07:00Sure thing pal. Glad you're enjoying your vaca...Sure thing pal. Glad you're enjoying your vacation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-90323769192289163652015-07-10T16:26:43.296-07:002015-07-10T16:26:43.296-07:00We're headed home on Sunday, is that good enou...We're headed home on Sunday, is that good enough?<br /><br />:-)drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-55127623795217863092015-07-10T16:26:11.884-07:002015-07-10T16:26:11.884-07:00Yeah, no matter where we go, my wife wants to sche...Yeah, no matter where we go, my wife wants to schedule 2 or three activities per day.<br /><br />That's too many for me!<br /><br />Two activities is fine as long as you don't have an hour's travel between them, but to do three, and really do them right unless one is a "throw away" type of thing, is just cramming too much stuff in one day. <br /><br />I *easily* could have spent two days at Pearl Harbor just looking at the air museum and Missouri!drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-65356814688517214372015-07-10T10:38:03.186-07:002015-07-10T10:38:03.186-07:00You're having way too much fun, Jim. Time to c...You're having way too much fun, Jim. Time to come home.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-19626548036725362842015-07-10T08:35:43.323-07:002015-07-10T08:35:43.323-07:00It's easy to over-program while in HI. We did ...It's easy to over-program while in HI. We did the "outings every day" on our first trip. Since then, we try not to do much more than two events per week, preferring to just laze about, the rest of the time. YMMV and all that...Rev. Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04588179227576383679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-73594174469982929902015-07-09T15:43:42.150-07:002015-07-09T15:43:42.150-07:00I had the pastrami, my wife had the grilled cheese...I had the pastrami, my wife had the grilled cheese, and her friend had the tuna wrap.<br /><br />And the girls had some local beer.....don't remember the name, but they said it was good.drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-39272458504679766362015-07-09T15:24:17.093-07:002015-07-09T15:24:17.093-07:00I love THE LOCAL DISH. Have you had their sandwich...I love THE LOCAL DISH. Have you had their sandwiches? They are to die for. Really first rate. It is literally my favorite place to eat on the Big Island. In fact, while it's a long drive, I've been known to go there every day for lunch. They will even "close" the place for you and your wife to have a romantic dinner at night. LLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05538854359365988863noreply@blogger.com