A Bit About Kanaloa and A Bit More About Pele – or, why I love Hawaiʻi
Reminiscences of my interactions over the years with two Hawaiian akua, Kanaloa and Pele and my love affair with Hawai’i.
Travels
My Costa Rica Holiday in 2025 – Part Two
Saturday 8th Today, like early gods, we all rested. The long day, strenuous activity and heat yesterday had exhausted all of us. After breakfast I wandered down to the beach for a couple of hours. It’s a nice one, especially… Read More »My Costa Rica Holiday in 2025 – Part Two
My Costa Rica Holiday in 2025 – Part One
Tuesday February 4. The siblings had decided to have a tropical vacation together. Just the four of us, plus spouses. Total of six. What could go wrong? In Costa Rica. Pura Vida! Now the date had arrived. After all the… Read More »My Costa Rica Holiday in 2025 – Part One
Iceland and Amsterdam – What could be better? Part 4: Amsterdam At Last and the End of the Journey
(Want to start at Part 1? Go here.) And On the Tenth Day… Anyway, the tenth day dawned and there we were. In Amsterdam, being turfed onto the wharf several hours before any hotel in Amsterdam was ready to receive… Read More »Iceland and Amsterdam – What could be better? Part 4: Amsterdam At Last and the End of the Journey
Iceland and Amsterdam – What could be better?Part 3: Edinburgh and Newcastle – Back to civilization.
(Want to start at Part 1? Go here.) Day Seven – Let’s Go Underneath Edinburgh Day 7 and we had travelled around the top of Scotland to arrive at Edinburgh. Or at least we had arrived at the port that… Read More »Iceland and Amsterdam – What could be better?Part 3: Edinburgh and Newcastle – Back to civilization.
Iceland and Amsterdam – What could be better? Part 2: Djupivogur and on to the Isle of Skye and the Orkneys
(Want to start at Part 1? Go here.) Back on board I rendezvoused with my three new friends – the solo travellers – for dinner. Our conversations are infinitely better than most I have had on cruise ships. The first… Read More »Iceland and Amsterdam – What could be better? Part 2: Djupivogur and on to the Isle of Skye and the Orkneys