As the coronavirus pandemic gets worse and worse around the world, especially in the United States where Governors of states have had to step up to manage the crisis when leadership at the Federal level is insanely a month behind, being on vacation in Hawaii was surreal.
As of the weekend of March 21/22, essentially most of the State…
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On Wednesday, 18 March, Spouse and I boarded a plane and flew to Kailua-Kona, on the west side of the Island of Hawai’i (aka “Big Island”.) We settled in to the AirBnB we reserved near the Pacific Ocean.
There are still quite a few tourists here in Hawai’i, despite the Governor’s request that visitors stay home. Since we were already here, we decided to stay.
Frankly, it is …
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Aloha from our second island that we are visiting in Hawaii.
It is very strange to be here during the “mundo meltdown” due to the coronavirus.
We could have …
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Accomplished what I set out this visit for here in Honolulu, Hawaii. These short 3 days saw Spouse and me…
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Our second post-retirement adventure has begun. Spouse and I arrived…
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As long-time readers of this blog and my fellow bikers who have ridden with me know… my favorite of all-time boots to wear when I ride my Harley are Chippewa Firefighters, particularly model 27422 (named “Ruttman”) with Vibram 100 lug soles.
These boots are exceptionally well-made, and have features I really like, including…
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All day yesterday, I was in meetings in our county seat, with representatives of several departments (Planning, Environmental Protection, Permitting, and Fire/Rescue) to review adjustments to the build-out of the building for one of the fire stations that make up the three in the fire department on which I serve as President (of the volunteer side of this combined department.)
I know… kind of a mouthful. Thus you have it when…
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