E komo mai!
... and welcome to Hawai'i
Upon 'deplaneing,' I found myself a bit confused by the airport. There were no walls, and no doors, and people were just sitting on benches beneath the flowering plumeria/frangipani trees. Were it not for the striking number of tourists, and hotel attendants... well, and the lone plane on the tarmac... one might confuse this airport for a county park. and i loved it. i even took a picture.
Soon Heidi and trusty dodge ram pulled up... and Heidi hopped out of the truck and presented me with a ti leaf and orchid lei. (I thought about how much more it meant than the tourist who receive the leis from hotel lobbies)
Looking around the cab of the truck I saw what would soon become staples of the hawaii experience (or delicacies rather) .... hawaiian sun pass-o-guava juice, li hing mui ginger, a dry roasted mac(adamia) nuts.
We drove over to the wharf... wandered along the pahoehoe lava, and stuck our feet in the water. On the reef we caught glimpses of electric blue and bright yellow reef fish. Eventually we made our way back to the truck, and bumped along highway 11 towards the ka'u district... which would soon be called home.
"Oceanview" as it is, exists as a small community of commuters and retirees. it has a marketplace (akin to filmore's jubilee) and a post office (no mail delivery in Oceanview) the desert rose cafe and two lone gas pumps, sitting awkwardly in the parking lot.
those who live mauka (mauna loa side) of the highway get more rain, and the climate zone ranges from rainforest to deciduous forest. makai of the highway, is desert shrubs, some brave euphorbia plants, and lots and lots of a'a lava rocks.
and its windy. lovely clean breezes... that cause the house to shudder at night. from our makai porch we can see the ocean sparkling in the distance and the white foam of the waves crashing of the rocks. on a clear day you can see miles of ocean... but if Kilauea is particularly active, you can't see out at all... though it's still quite cool since it reminds you that you're living on an active volcano.
Upon 'deplaneing,' I found myself a bit confused by the airport. There were no walls, and no doors, and people were just sitting on benches beneath the flowering plumeria/frangipani trees. Were it not for the striking number of tourists, and hotel attendants... well, and the lone plane on the tarmac... one might confuse this airport for a county park. and i loved it. i even took a picture.
Soon Heidi and trusty dodge ram pulled up... and Heidi hopped out of the truck and presented me with a ti leaf and orchid lei. (I thought about how much more it meant than the tourist who receive the leis from hotel lobbies)
Looking around the cab of the truck I saw what would soon become staples of the hawaii experience (or delicacies rather) .... hawaiian sun pass-o-guava juice, li hing mui ginger, a dry roasted mac(adamia) nuts.
We drove over to the wharf... wandered along the pahoehoe lava, and stuck our feet in the water. On the reef we caught glimpses of electric blue and bright yellow reef fish. Eventually we made our way back to the truck, and bumped along highway 11 towards the ka'u district... which would soon be called home.
"Oceanview" as it is, exists as a small community of commuters and retirees. it has a marketplace (akin to filmore's jubilee) and a post office (no mail delivery in Oceanview) the desert rose cafe and two lone gas pumps, sitting awkwardly in the parking lot.
those who live mauka (mauna loa side) of the highway get more rain, and the climate zone ranges from rainforest to deciduous forest. makai of the highway, is desert shrubs, some brave euphorbia plants, and lots and lots of a'a lava rocks.
and its windy. lovely clean breezes... that cause the house to shudder at night. from our makai porch we can see the ocean sparkling in the distance and the white foam of the waves crashing of the rocks. on a clear day you can see miles of ocean... but if Kilauea is particularly active, you can't see out at all... though it's still quite cool since it reminds you that you're living on an active volcano.
Since 1983 when Kilauea began erupting, it hasn't rained much in the Ka'u district... which is particularly unfortunate since we're all on catchment system. But when it does rain... there is much celebration...
posted by sweetmiss at 09:11
3 Comments:
deanna
you are beautiful and adorable, and there are few other places i can picture you where "being in your element" fits you so well.
except for maybe fiji. ;)
can i come visit??? grins
we have a few meters of snow in akita... i suppose you wouldn't want to trade places for a little while. hehehe
*big hug*
rachel
hey beautiful,
the ag internship, it is! :)
i can't wait to get your letter! (i actually have one in the process for you too!)
love you!
rachel
I just got your letter TODAY!! (1/31) I was so excited!! I love you Deanna and miss you ever so much! Soak up the tropical everything for me... I miss it. Lord willing, FL will be my next step. I'm praying as applications are being looked over in the next few weeks (Feb 15 is when they start). Please pray with me.
love you so much Beautiful,
Rachel
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