"One of These days Jeffie...

Bang! Zoom! Straight to the Moon."

My apologies to Ralph Kramden (from the classic TV show "The Honeymooners") for stealing his line.

I turned inland today or as the locals call it, "Up Country" to Haleakala National Park. The NPS claims it's a dormant volcano (last kaboom 1480-1600) but who's to say when Pele the Goddess of Fire throws her next tantrum. 

The crater is BIG: seven miles across by two miles wide and half-mile deep. Today, it was sunny with little wind. While I tramped along the bottom zone. It felt like being on the business side of a cast iron skillet. With a little olive oil anointing,  I would have been sizzling like chicken fajitas. 

Unless you have my "40 Years in the Desert" skin genes, bring vats of sunscreen. Thank You! Moses for granting me my dark skin pigment. 

It was way cool, despite being way toasty. 

It kept me out of the shopping malls too.

Shop Happy

Jeff

Like! there's totally so...

much shopping here in Maui. I'm beginning to think the Valley Island nickname came from those lovable and materialistic California Valley Girls.

Eventually I extricated myself out of the Lahaina Mall to do a little sight-seeing.

After all (for me) a day without clothes shopping is like a day without sunshine. 

I passed the glitzy beach resorts and found Waiawhile Blowhole. Well, Wait-A-While is really not its name, but this is no Old Faithful geyser when it comes to reliability.

Luckily, I was able to fit this event into my BUSY schedule. 

It's time for a brew and then back to the Mall. I heard Tommy Hilfiger is like having a sale. Bitchin'!

Happy Shopping!

Jeff

One Island Down...

Two to GO!

It's been over a month since I arrived on the "Garden Island" of Kauai. 

Once it stopped raining, it's been tubular! I can see how locals fall into the Island Time Zone. People move slower here.  It might be the Maui Wowie Ganga they smoke in these parts, or it might be the basic "Hang Loose! Hawaii" attitude. Whatever it is, I like it.

Speaking of Maui, that's my next island. A lot more people, 150 square miles of more space and one National Park. I told Brother Mike and bestest sister-in-law Robin, I would provide Shepa service on the "Valley Island" if they find a hike to their liking. It's the least I could do for them. 

Good night Kauai, 

Like Arnold Schwarzenegger said, "I'll be back!"