Thursday, March 25, 2004
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THE GARDEN ISLAND
The current Newsweek notes that Hewlett Packard-Compaq CEO Carly Fiorina is a Bush campaign contributor. Pro or con, plan your next computer/printer/digital camera purchase accordingly.
We had a retired couple from New York at the bar last night who were spending a week at Waikiki and then were going for a week on the island of Kauai, the Garden Island. Yes, the wettest place in the world, with its annual rainfall of 450 inches but apparently this occurs primarily in the center of the island on Mount Waialeale. The idea of these folks is to enjoy the glamor and high life of Honolulu beaches and hotels and then relax at a small bed and breakfast on the unspoiled west shore of Kauai, close to where Captain Cook discovered Hawaii and Kauai's version of the Grand Canyon, though much more verdant. This is also, according to our guests' guidebook, where the legendary 2-feet tall Menehune natives were credited with building complex dams, trails, and ditches. Throughout Hawaii, when there was an unexplainable deed or project, it was commonly attributed to these mythological people.
I'll have to keep Kauai in mind if K and I get to a point where he'd like a change of pace from the million or so population in Honolulu. To dream, perchance to scheme.
The current Newsweek notes that Hewlett Packard-Compaq CEO Carly Fiorina is a Bush campaign contributor. Pro or con, plan your next computer/printer/digital camera purchase accordingly.
We had a retired couple from New York at the bar last night who were spending a week at Waikiki and then were going for a week on the island of Kauai, the Garden Island. Yes, the wettest place in the world, with its annual rainfall of 450 inches but apparently this occurs primarily in the center of the island on Mount Waialeale. The idea of these folks is to enjoy the glamor and high life of Honolulu beaches and hotels and then relax at a small bed and breakfast on the unspoiled west shore of Kauai, close to where Captain Cook discovered Hawaii and Kauai's version of the Grand Canyon, though much more verdant. This is also, according to our guests' guidebook, where the legendary 2-feet tall Menehune natives were credited with building complex dams, trails, and ditches. Throughout Hawaii, when there was an unexplainable deed or project, it was commonly attributed to these mythological people.
I'll have to keep Kauai in mind if K and I get to a point where he'd like a change of pace from the million or so population in Honolulu. To dream, perchance to scheme.
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