Happy Travels

Sharing some not-so-mindless fun...

A friend of mine - you know who you are and I thank you - sent me the link to the Traveler's IQ quiz probably years ago, and every once in a blue moon I play. Always make it to Level 10. Dunno what it is about Level 10, or maybe it's the fact that I only play it for about fifteen minutes on a whim every six months or so, but I cannot get to Level 11. But s'okay, I'm happy with Level 10. I pegged Eritrea, so how bad can it be? :)

This Traveler IQ was calculated on Thursday, May 07, 2009 at 06:36AM GMT by comparing this person's geographical knowledge against the Web's Original Travel diary's 4,005,513 travelers who've taken the challenge.

Aloha and happy travels, whether in mind, body, or spirit...

Holding...

Calm down
Deep breaths
And get yourself dressed
Instead of running around
And pulling all your threads
And breaking yourself up

If it's a broken part, replace it
If it's a broken arm, then brace it
If it's a broken heart, then face it

And hold your own
Know your name
And go your own way

Hang on
Help is on the way
And stay strong
I'm doing everything

Hold your own
Know your name
Go your own way

Everything it will be fine
Everything in no time at all
Hearts will hold

~Jason Mraz, Details in the Fabric

Comfort and Passion

Sometimes these things make sense...

Scorpio Horoscopes
(Oct 23 - Nov 21)

Scorpio: You may seek a return to simplicity

Sunday, Apr 19th, 2009 -- While a current conversation might turn into a power struggle, your general intention now is to reduce the drama in your life and seek a return to simplicity. The Sun's entry into bucolic Taurus lures you into the belief that relationships can be placid. But the conflict returns when you remember that you're not interested in compromising your zest for life. Passion, with all its complexity, is still more important to you than comfort alone.

Shadowlands...

[Update: I'm fine...just got gobsmacked by an unexpectedly fabulous vacation and had to recover from the fact that it's over now >.< ...weebling back to center now.]

"The pain now is part of the happiness then. That's the deal."

Like A Seabird

Seabird

Sometimes at the evening tide
I miss your smile
And I wonder what it would have been like
if you'd came and stayed awhile
Laughing in the waters
of a clear mountain stream
And looking into your eyes
I thought I saw my dream
Makani until you blow
my love to my side
I'll be riding like a seabird on the tide...

-Jerry Santos, Olomana

Sunshine

Finally, after weeks and weeks of rain and wind and relatively cold temperatures, the sun decided to make an appearance on, appropriately, Sunday. It arrived with the sister of a friend on a boat. It was an absolutely gloriously gorgeous day.

We decided to head on over the Pali to Lanikai Beach, with a stop at the Pali Lookout since my companion for the day had only seen downtown Waikiki. There are some views I never get tired of. The panorama from the top of the Pali in the sunshine is one of them, so I'll share...




Lanikai Beach was as lovely as ever. No photos, though. We were too busy enjoying a refreshing dip in the crystal clear turquoise waters followed by a little sunbathing on the softest white sands on the island.

Aterwards, we stopped for Blue Hawai'is on the deck at Buzz's Steakhouse...yum! As some of you may know, I'm on a quest for the best Blue Hawai'i on the island. I've tried six so far and Buzz's is up there on my list; number two at the moment.

Later on, I felt inspired, so Kevin and I went back over the Pali for a special surf n turf dinner at Buzz's, just me and my boy; he showered and everthin'!! Something we haven't done in a long time, and it was a special ending to a lovely day!

Aloha pumehana...

Skittles The Cat Visits Aoki's

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