In my spare time, that is when I’m not being sarcastic in my comments to puritans, I like tooling around Maui and taking photographs of things that I find interesting. After finally getting my camera back yesterday, I saw this sunset. It has been pretty difficult these last few months trying to ignore the fact … Read more
Some of you may remember the Sad Day In Mudville post in which I detailed the dunking of my camera into a stream while hiking. I just got the repair estimate… I’m now $161 poorer, but the cost is worthwhile if you consider a new camera of equal capability is in the $1000 range. I … Read more
Walking around here on Maui, I’m not reminded very often that it is late December much less that we’re knee deep in the hypocrisy of Christmas. I can’t say that my utter contempt for this particular holiday and the fact that it isn’t a big a deal here had much to do with my decision … Read more
The Red Queen are looking to make our move into a bigger place, one that has an extra bedroom that can house a guest or two on occasion. We’d like to stick around the area we’re currently in since it is only a coconut’s throw from the beach and within our price range. Once we … Read more
The bird is almost done, the sides are ready and waiting, and the phonecalls back home are done. Now all that is left is to list the things I’m thankful for: The Red Queen for letting me be me and not trying to turn me into something I don’t want to be. My friends here … Read more
The Red Queen and I found a house we’d love to buy. It is steps away from Charley Young Beach in South Kihei, has 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, was recently remodeled, is a plantation-style home, has an artisan kitchen, carved tropical doors and available for purchase for the low, low price of $1.8 million! It … Read more
Well, the Red Queen and I are nearing the six month mark of living in paradise. The road we took to life on Maui was relatively painless… which is to say that our belongings got here safely and quickly. The most notable thing about our move would be that we did what most people dream … Read more
Today the Red Queen and I went snorkeling at the beach across the street from our apartment and saw among other things: A school of Weke (goatfish), various sea urchins of various sizes and types, a few Hawaiian Triggerfish (much easier to say than Humuhumunukunukuapua’a) and a green sea turtle. Everything but the green sea … Read more
Location: Starbucks Two tourists, married I think. The woman looks like she is New Jersey 50 which is to say that she must be 40 or so, but hard living, cigarettes and a bad attitude have taken their toll. She is wearing a BUSH/CHENEY t-shirt. The man is in shorts, a HUGE hawaiian shirt, is … Read more
A few days ago, the Red Queen and I went in search of cars, but ended up in the Iao Valley sightseeing. What’s in the Iao Valley you might ask? Historically speaking, the Iao Valley is important to Maui because that is where they traditionally buried their chiefs. It is also the location of the … Read more