Hawai'i
So here I am on Kaua'i. All those apostrophes, by the way, are glottal stops for those of you trying to pronounce correctly. Yesterday was a looooong day, full of public transportation. After staying at Danika's (nabia's friend's) house in albany, CA and playing a round of scrabble with her adorable kitty, we got a ride to the train station in Emoryville, CA very early in the a.m. We took amtrak (double decker bus!) to Sacramento CA and arrived there at 8:15. We were directed several times by the hotel-bus driver as to where we were supposed to get off the bus (9th and K) and were also given a piece of paper with "9th and K" on it. We got off at 9th and K. We found ourselves some turkey sandwiches (emergency food for the plane in case the airplane fare was gross - turned out to need it), trail mix, and bananas, and then hopped in a taxi to the airport to catch our 10:15 flight.
We flew, and slept, and munched, and watched King Arthur (thumbs down, btw), and slept, and munched, and ate pudding, and got warm cookies (yum), and got gross potatoes (blech) and blah blah blah six hours later we arrived on Maui. The views from the plane as we arrived were specTACular. really brilliant. I hope I was able to capture a fraction of it with the camera. you really couldn't see where the ocean ended and sky began. wow. we had an hour layover in Maui and then hopped on our connecting flight which landed in Honolulu before Kaua'i. So we pretty much just practiced taking off and landing.
Kauai is really pretty. There are these mountains in the middle that always have clouds hovering over them. The wettest spot on earth is on this island. Last night we stayed at the Kaua'i International Hostel in Kapa'a. It's a cute tiny little town here - but quite livable. We're sleeping dormitory style (i got a top bunk) with 10 other women or so, but the beach is directly across the street (i mean that) and this computer at which i am sitting is here also. and it's pretty cheap. and everyone seems to know eachother. all are friendly and warm - there's a kitchen and people seem to stay here for long long periods of time. Most have been here for at least a week and some are just seeing how long they can afford to stay. it's kind of neat. We haven't figured out yet how long we're staying - i think we'll rent a car tomorrow so we can make it to the other side of the island - the hiking on the Na Pali coast, specifically.
In any case, this is too long an entry now, so I'll stop. but things are good, my eyes are manageable, and I am constantly in shock that I am actually out here. So yeah.
Wahalo and goodnight. (really it's only afternoon, but let's not have a semantic argument about it. I just want the protein.)
Rebecca - so now you have 3 boards? That's ridiculous... but hey - why argue?
Matt - stop posting with crushes on yourself. lame.
Heidi - sorry i missed your call :) and the pooh bandages are in my pack anxiously awaiting their first use...
hoorah.
amy
10:25 p.s. spent the evening hanging out with others here at the hostel. community really is a wonderful feeling. even if it is centered on drinking and smoking. when nabia and i got back from our failed farmer's market venture (it had closed) and our successful ice cream venture (chocolate chip for $1.82 - ice cream for under $2!), we sat around for a little while and then made dinner in the communal kitchen. everyone else was also making dinner. one woman made baked acorn squash with stir-fried shrimp, two people made ratatouille, one girl made rice and beans, there were some tortillas with lentils and baby kale, an avocado salad... all kinds of yummy gourmet happenings. we made stir-fried teriyaki tofu with green beans, mushrooms, and asparagus. it was good. we have some leftovers for lunch tomorrow.
after that, we went up to the girls' dorm and someone was doing a clay face mask and had made too much- so we did it too. so there we were, sitting around with green frozen faces, practicing our sign language and talking about all kinds of things with some of the other women. cool. after that, we came back downstairs so nabia could blog and check email, and we kind of got stuck. i wanted ice cream, we went on a chipwich run. we were asked for a bag of ice so that the drinking could continue. we obliged. since that time (a couple of hours ago), i've been sitting down here, chatting with various people, including drunken middle-aged shirtless glen who has travelled the world and names Prague as his favorite, guitar-wielding Carl, and hostel-running Jeff. I was somewhat of a cheerleader for some of the pool games that have been the centerpiece of the evening. Jeff seems to be beating Carl again. Others present are Jamie and Lee - a man and woman travelling around together and looking to take up permanent residence here on Kaua'i; also here is Taka - from Japan, newly arrived tonight. There are others too, most of whom I haven't really officially met. But everyone seems willing to participate, at very least. That's what I like to see. and be.
I'm gonna head upstairs about now because nabia and I are heading north early tomorrow morning in our newly-rented-station-wagon-which-als0-may-serve-as-bed. and I want to do some star-gazing in the next couple of days. I'm also gonna figure out how to upload some pictures. You'll be the first to know when I work it out.
signing off,
amy
We flew, and slept, and munched, and watched King Arthur (thumbs down, btw), and slept, and munched, and ate pudding, and got warm cookies (yum), and got gross potatoes (blech) and blah blah blah six hours later we arrived on Maui. The views from the plane as we arrived were specTACular. really brilliant. I hope I was able to capture a fraction of it with the camera. you really couldn't see where the ocean ended and sky began. wow. we had an hour layover in Maui and then hopped on our connecting flight which landed in Honolulu before Kaua'i. So we pretty much just practiced taking off and landing.
Kauai is really pretty. There are these mountains in the middle that always have clouds hovering over them. The wettest spot on earth is on this island. Last night we stayed at the Kaua'i International Hostel in Kapa'a. It's a cute tiny little town here - but quite livable. We're sleeping dormitory style (i got a top bunk) with 10 other women or so, but the beach is directly across the street (i mean that) and this computer at which i am sitting is here also. and it's pretty cheap. and everyone seems to know eachother. all are friendly and warm - there's a kitchen and people seem to stay here for long long periods of time. Most have been here for at least a week and some are just seeing how long they can afford to stay. it's kind of neat. We haven't figured out yet how long we're staying - i think we'll rent a car tomorrow so we can make it to the other side of the island - the hiking on the Na Pali coast, specifically.
In any case, this is too long an entry now, so I'll stop. but things are good, my eyes are manageable, and I am constantly in shock that I am actually out here. So yeah.
Wahalo and goodnight. (really it's only afternoon, but let's not have a semantic argument about it. I just want the protein.)
Rebecca - so now you have 3 boards? That's ridiculous... but hey - why argue?
Matt - stop posting with crushes on yourself. lame.
Heidi - sorry i missed your call :) and the pooh bandages are in my pack anxiously awaiting their first use...
hoorah.
amy
10:25 p.s. spent the evening hanging out with others here at the hostel. community really is a wonderful feeling. even if it is centered on drinking and smoking. when nabia and i got back from our failed farmer's market venture (it had closed) and our successful ice cream venture (chocolate chip for $1.82 - ice cream for under $2!), we sat around for a little while and then made dinner in the communal kitchen. everyone else was also making dinner. one woman made baked acorn squash with stir-fried shrimp, two people made ratatouille, one girl made rice and beans, there were some tortillas with lentils and baby kale, an avocado salad... all kinds of yummy gourmet happenings. we made stir-fried teriyaki tofu with green beans, mushrooms, and asparagus. it was good. we have some leftovers for lunch tomorrow.
after that, we went up to the girls' dorm and someone was doing a clay face mask and had made too much- so we did it too. so there we were, sitting around with green frozen faces, practicing our sign language and talking about all kinds of things with some of the other women. cool. after that, we came back downstairs so nabia could blog and check email, and we kind of got stuck. i wanted ice cream, we went on a chipwich run. we were asked for a bag of ice so that the drinking could continue. we obliged. since that time (a couple of hours ago), i've been sitting down here, chatting with various people, including drunken middle-aged shirtless glen who has travelled the world and names Prague as his favorite, guitar-wielding Carl, and hostel-running Jeff. I was somewhat of a cheerleader for some of the pool games that have been the centerpiece of the evening. Jeff seems to be beating Carl again. Others present are Jamie and Lee - a man and woman travelling around together and looking to take up permanent residence here on Kaua'i; also here is Taka - from Japan, newly arrived tonight. There are others too, most of whom I haven't really officially met. But everyone seems willing to participate, at very least. That's what I like to see. and be.
I'm gonna head upstairs about now because nabia and I are heading north early tomorrow morning in our newly-rented-station-wagon-which-als0-may-serve-as-bed. and I want to do some star-gazing in the next couple of days. I'm also gonna figure out how to upload some pictures. You'll be the first to know when I work it out.
signing off,
amy
posted by theonetheycallamy at 11/10/2004 10:13:00 PM
1 Comments:
hi. it's amy.
emily: you're making pepperming patties?!?!? i am sad. for i will not be able to eat one. unless you put it in the freezer (which is where i like to keep them anyway) and save it for me. but that might not work. and you can only post not-anonymously if you're logged into blogger which means you must have a blogger account.
heidi: i don't know if matt posted them. i just assumed.
ok. that's all.
signing off. -amy
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