I continue with my meetings back-to-back-to-back for what brought me to Hawaii. On Tuesday,

I began the morning with a nice brisk five-mile walk along the ocean (I wore comfortable military boots). Then returned to my hotel, showered and changed, pulled on my dressier boots, and had a business meeting over breakfast… well sorta. My colleague with whom I was meeting wanted to go to starsucks. I don’t drink coffee or tea, and paying $5 for water is just crazy. So I just sat at a table and spoke with my colleague.

I was picked up by another colleague at my hotel and transported to the offices of my host. I facilitated a national meeting via conference call, then people came to my location to present information and reports.

After lunch, I was taken to the far north of the island (via a long coastal road which was quite lovely) for a field demonstration. Sorry, I can’t show photos of that demo because it would reveal too much, but it was interesting. And windy! And wet! This demo informed decision-making about … (what brought me here.)

Back to the hotel and dinner at a nearby restaurant with another colleague who is a bundle of energy. Loved it! At the hotel by 2000 and asleep in no time.

On Wednesday, I began the morning with a great five-mile walk by the ocean (in military boots.) Then showered, changed, and kept those military boots on with my UoD. Had a business discussion over breakfast (and was able to avoid starsucks. Yay!)

Then went to a university for more meetings, then a local office of my agency, then to Pearl Harbor for lunch, then on a military base for … more meetings.

Definitely got my geek on (as shown below) when they let me take the controls!

Dinner with my host and his wife… then back to the hotel after a pleasant walk.

More meetings to go for the rest of the week, but it’s what I do.

Life is short: have a job you love and never work a day in your life.