Sunny.\u00a0 Shirt sleeve weather heading toward swim suit.\u00a0 From the back lanai I can see rollers coming in that have curl, places for surfers to ride, but they’re all up on the north shore, Hanalei and westward toward Na Pali.\u00a0 That’s where the\u00a0 black diamonds are today. At least in surfing and skiing, black diamond means, “Come to me, all you who are skilled and eager;” instead of, as the Hawai’i Beach Safety website says, “Extreme Hazard.”<\/p>\n
Got my groove back.\u00a0 Slept till 8:30 AM.\u00a0 Then, I put the little table on the back lanai, cooked up some eggs, toast and bacon, made myself a cup of Darjeeling and dined al fresco.\u00a0 Directly in front of me is the neighbor’s yard, hammock strung and festooned with abandoned bumpers (boats).\u00a0 At its edge next to the beach is a fir of some kind, aloe and ilia, a low, fronded plant and a small tree that looks like our magnolia.\u00a0 Beyond these plants lies the ocean.\u00a0 Out where the coral reefs protect Anahola Bay, the rollers I mentioned hit the reef, throw up spume and curl toward shore.<\/p>\n
Yesterday I felt lonely, not alone, a huge difference for me.\u00a0 This makes me yearn for something other than what I’m experiencing.\u00a0 I don’t always recognize it when it creeps up on me.\u00a0 The symptoms are vague dissatisfaction, an urge to wander, to do something, realize a goal.\u00a0 Of course I miss Kate and always find life lighter and easier with her, yet I also love to be alone, on my own, but there are times when I seem to be adrift, goal-less and clueless.\u00a0 Like yesterday.<\/p>\n
Today I’m fine with breakfast, the table outside, the ocean in front of me.\u00a0 Must have been a transition to an alone on vacation state, a transition from two weeks with Kate.\u00a0 Now the same things that seemed dull and similar appear fresh and unique.\u00a0 Plenty of time and happy to be here.<\/p>\n
I’ve reduced my planned activity today to one:\u00a0 the Hanalei farmer’s market at 2pm.\u00a0 Might try to catch some of the north shore surfers.\u00a0 Might not.<\/p>\n
Happy on Kauai, at Da Fish Shack.\u00a0 Aloha for now.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Sunny.\u00a0 Shirt sleeve weather heading toward swim suit.\u00a0 From the back lanai I can see rollers coming in that have curl, places for surfers to ride, but they’re all up on the north shore, Hanalei and westward toward Na Pali.\u00a0 That’s where the\u00a0 black diamonds are today. At least in surfing and skiing, black diamond … Continue reading Happy on Kauai and at Da Fish Shack<\/span>