On Saturday, we hiked down the coast to Kealakekua Bay. When we got to the bay, we found the marker commemorating Captain James Cook. I like the neutral phrasing: “Cook met his death.” Sounds much better than what actually happened. Being more of a geek than a history buff, I kept thinking the plaque should […]
Tag Archives: Kona
Lava fields
The Big Island is full of lava fields. Juxtaposed with the fancy resorts and their lush tropical flowers, the lava looks rustic and unfinished. It’s like seeing a huge construction site sprawling out beside a perfect model home. Along the Mamalahoa Trail, the lava revealed ancient petroglyphs and carvings. We walked on the King’s Highway, […]
Kona Coffee
So I went to Hawaii and got almost no knitting done. So much for my big plans to finish my new shawl. Can you tell I’m not sorry? Here is my one-and-only Gratuitous Photo of Yarn, taken at Java on the Rock, a great coffee house in Kona. Maybe I didn’t knit much, but I […]
To the sea again
After a short time in Colorado, we returned to the ocean. Most of my friends are in Wisconsin right now, facing an Endless Winter, and I’ve been conflicted, deeply conflicted, about the privileges I enjoy, and the beautiful places I get to see. Author Stephanie Pearl-McPhee recently wrote a post about the guilt she felt […]