1:40PM\u00a0 77.\u00a0 Sunny.\u00a0 Hazy.\u00a0 Some surf, but not, according to the ocean safety folks, much of a hazard.\u00a0 The surf breaks maybe 150-200 feet from shore; it hits a coral reef.\u00a0 Further in toward Kapaa there is a life-guard protected beach where there are many surfers today.\u00a0 These are not the beginners I saw on Maui’s west shore.\u00a0 These folks know what they’re doing.<\/p>\n
In fact, I started the day driving all the way to Hanalei and beyond, hunting for the Pinetree Surfboard competition, but it appears the surf didn’t meet championship standards.\u00a0 Or, something, anyhow I couldn’t find it.<\/p>\n
It rained the whole way there and back.\u00a0 On the road I learned the one-way bridge etiquette.\u00a0 One goes from one side, then one from another until both lines have no more cars.\u00a0 Some mainlanders rush in and aggressively take space.\u00a0 It’s easy to see why this is not liked.\u00a0 It does not receive the two finger wave that means, “Great.\u00a0 Thanks.\u00a0 Aloha.”<\/p>\n
One trip over here, a few years back now, I brought my commuterman driving style with me.\u00a0 Commuterman goes with the flow, but does not, ever yield.\u00a0 In two-fisted rush hour driving this has some logic, though not much else, to commend it.\u00a0 In this case I confronted a guy on a one-way bridge, asserted myself like the Dodge Charger ahead of me did today.\u00a0 A young Hawai’ian got out and, totally without the Aloha spirit, told me what he thought of my driving, tourists and tourism in general.\u00a0 I fought back.<\/p>\n
Today I see the stupidity and the unnecessary nature of that conflict.\u00a0 Wish I could find him and say, sorry, I’m a more polite guy now.<\/p>\n
Mario suggested the Ono-Char Burger stand just beyond Aliomanu Road on the way to Kapaa.\u00a0 I stopped there today. He was right. This is one great burger.\u00a0\u00a0 Get on a plane, land in Lihue, drive north on 50, go past the 13 mile marker and pay attention on the right.\u00a0 Duane will make sure you get a good one.<\/p>\n
Went grocery shopping.\u00a0 Two half pints of blueberries: $8.\u00a0 Microwave ready bacon: 8.19.\u00a0 And so on.\u00a0 Hawai’i has twice the inflation rate of the mainland and one run through the grocery store and a stop for $3.67 a gallon gas will tell\u00a0you why.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Also noticed here in the Da Fish Shack the corrosive power of salt spray.\u00a0 All the exposed metal has oxidized and looks poorly maintained when it may be almost new.<\/p>\n
Had my snack, now to try a nap.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
1:40PM\u00a0 77.\u00a0 Sunny.\u00a0 Hazy.\u00a0 Some surf, but not, according to the ocean safety folks, much of a hazard.\u00a0 The surf breaks maybe 150-200 feet from shore; it hits a coral reef.\u00a0 Further in toward Kapaa there is a life-guard protected beach where there are many surfers today.\u00a0 These are not the beginners I saw on … Continue reading How To Cross a One-Lane Bridge<\/span>