This morning we got up relatively early to head out on our drive to the Hilo area. I really love the 2-hour time difference we have when we go to Hawaii. It makes getting up early feel not early at all. We had already seen most of the sights along the upper road on previous [...]
Archive of posts filed under the Weekend Wonders category.
Snorkeling at Kahalu’u Beach Park and Hiking at Arch City
My general policy is not to publish blog entries about a vacation while we are on vacation; it just seems too much like an invitation for mischief. Besides, selecting and sizing the pictures takes a bit of time. Steve and I have just returned from a 2-week vacation in Hawaii. I wrote blog entries while [...]
An African Safari in Northern California
Last weekend, Steve and I went to Safari West for my birthday. Yes, my birthday was 5 months ago. But, for a variety of reasons (foster care raccoons; wanting to be sure it was warm September, not cold April; conference and vacation schedules of co-workers), we had planned it for this weekend. [...]
Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
Last weekend, Steve and I spent some time at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. For those unfamiliar with Bay Area geography, Santa Cruz is just south of our offices and then west to the ocean. Rather than drive home Friday night and then back right past our offices Saturday morning on a 2-hour [...]
Weekend in Seattle
Okay, okay, this entry is terribly late. What can I say? I’ve been really busy. Anyway, since I was going to Seattle for the SLA conference in June, Steve and I decided to make it a long weekend before the conference to visit our friends A & V. It had been [...]
Look at all them crazy gadgets, ma!
Steve and I went to the Maker Faire this Saturday in San Mateo and we were totally unprepared for just how many people were there. Honestly, I have never seen such a back up to get off the highway or line to get into the event. So, in the spirit of generosity, I [...]
Hawaii Vacation Day 11 – Maui Ocean Center
Thursday 11/22/07 Thanksgiving
Our last full day in Hawaii. We tried to go for a snorkel when we got up, but the waves were just too choppy. Instead, we spent most of the day at the Maui Ocean Center Aquarium. It is really a very nice aquarium, even if it is a little [...]
Hawaii Vacation Day 10 – Maui’s Northwest Coast
Wednesday 11/21/07
Today we went to the last part of the island we were going to be able to explore – the northwest side. We started out by stopping at Honolua Bay for some good views of the coast and to watch the surfers do their thing. It was surprisingly fun to watch.
We had [...]
Hawaii Vacation Day 9 – Snorkeling and Cruising
Tuesday 11/20/07
Up again today before dawn for the snorkeling trip I had scheduled to Molokini Crater. In those last moments before the alarm went off, I was dreaming that we had overslept and were going to miss the trip. Even in my dream, Steve wasn’t nearly as upset by the prospect as I [...]
Hawaii Vacation Day 8 – Lahaina
Monday 11/19/07
It was shortly after our zipline tour on Wednesday, just as he realized I had a big hike in Waimea Canyon scheduled for the next day and then we were flying to Maui at 7am on Friday so we could get an early start on the drive to Hana, oh and by the way [...]