You meet the nicest people...

at the Olympic Cafe's Friday Free Taco Happy Hour!

Look who paddled their Ark over from yonder Princeville in the three inch/minute deluge?

It's that lovable couple from Carbondale, Colorado, Jim Jim and Martha. 

They are celebrating their Honeymoon on Kauai. Don't they make a cute pair?

I believe this union will stand the test of time. 

Cheers to them and thanks for the brews!

It was the most conversation I've had since I arrived in Hawaii over two weeks ago.

Its a couples world out there.

Sunny today. Perfect for a stroll along the beach. I'll wait until manana for the mud to return to solid form in the rain forest. 

Mahalo,

Jeff

My newest Hawaiian Home...

Well, for the next eight nights.

Yep, all the comforts of Barley the Van minus the wheels and engine.

These days the concept of "Home" is wherever my Nalgene bottle, beer, backpack, book, I Pad, coffee and cup are. I'll include a bag of muddy clothes requiring a wash too. 

From the sodden suburbs of Kapaa, (Did I mention, it rains often here?)

Jeff

The Hawaiian hiking trails...

are muddy, slick and eroded. 

Often, there's not much wiggle room for a misstep. So...don't make mistakes! No daydreaming out there. Stay focused!

If you do, photos like these (only better) will be your reward. 

As far as the fungus picture goes, I attached the lyrics from Jefferson Airplane's classic "White Rabbit." A gentle reminder to walk these routes stone cold sober. (Not stoned) 

"When the men on the chessboard.

Get up and tell you where to go

And you've just had some kind of mushroom

And your mind is moving low

Go ask Alice, I think she'll know" 

Enjoy the rest of 2015,

Jeff