2018-02-12 Star Light, Star Bright

Still pumped from their 5 mile hike, the Paradise Homies (PH) decided to go star-gazing on Mauna Kea.  Cultural Moment:  Mauna Kea  is a dormant volcano on the island of Hawaii. Standing 4,207 m (13,802 ft) above sea level.  With its high elevation, dry environment, and stable airflow, Mauna Kea’s summit is one of the best sites in the world for astronomical observation. Since the creation of an access road in 1964, thirteen telescopes funded by eleven countries have been constructed at the summit. The Mauna Kea Observatories are used for scientific research across the electromagnetic spectrum and comprise the largest such facility in the world.

There is a 14.7 mile road to the top.  The visitor center is located at mile 6 and at an elevation of 9200 feet.  It is an excellent place to view the stars and acclimate to the elevation so that you don’t get altitude sickness.  (Altitude sickness –  A throbbing headache, lack of appetite, nausea that may cause vomiting,  feeling weak and dizzy).  After the visitor’s center, it is  5 miles of unpaved road.  This is followed by a paved road of 3.7 miles.

Luckily, our excellent reporter was able to snag an interview with the Paradise Homies.

Hard hitting (HH) Reporter:  Is it true that you drove to the top of Mauna Kea?

Aaron:  Why yes,  it is.  We stopped at the visitor’s center for a few minutes and saw that 4 wheel drives could go to the top.  I thought – we have a big old honker truck that is a 4 wheel drive so asked the group if they wanted to go?

Michelle:  “We said Let’s do it!”

Heva:  “Let’s do it!”

HH Reporter:  How was the trip?

Aaron:  “Great!  It was super!”

HH Reporter:  It is documented that trucks have fallen off the road.

Lindsey:  I knew it!  I knew it!  I knew it!

HH Reporter:  “Were you afraid for your safety?”

Michelle:  “I hid in the bottom of the truck and thought that I might throw up.”.

Lindsey:  “I cried and begged to turn around. ”
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Heva:  “Driving down the road was worse than going up.  It was really cold”.

Aaron:  “It was fine.  I don’t know what they are talking about.  Look at those awesome pictures.  Obviously, they are disoriented from the altitude sickness”

HH Repoerter:  “Should the Silver Surfers make the trip?”

Aaron:  “Absolutely.  It is a once in a life-time experience”

Lindsey:  “No, my Mom is susceptible to motion and altitude sickness.  She has also proven that she can’t throw up in a plastic bag in a splashing incident with Leo.  She is a fraidy cat.  My uncle has said that she used to cry at night in the car between towns until they came to the light and it was very annoying.  It would not be pleasant for the other Surfers.  No, Mom don’t do it!”

Michelle:  “Just leave your Mom at home.  Just do it!”

Once PH made it to the top, they reported only one other car in the parking lot that left as soon as possible.  There were amazing views and very cold weather.  It was a scary ride back down.  It will be difficult to convince all of the Silver Surfers (Debbie) to take that trip.  A closing song and wish is below.

Start light, star bright,

First star I see tonight

I wish I may, I wish I might

Have the wish I wish tonight

Wish:  Get off this dang mountain

2018-02-12 Pololu Valley

Last year Lindsey saw that she needed help keeping up with the Silver Surfers.  So for 2018, Lindsey brought in a photographer and an advance team (aka Paradise Homies) in preparation for the Silver Surfers.  The advance team checks out possible locations for the Silver Surfers before they go.

One of their first visits was the Pololu Valley and accompanying hike.  The highway ends at the trail head.  There is a 15 to 20 minute hike down to the beach.  It is a stunning view.  However, the path can be muddy and slick.  It can be quite a hike back up.   Last year, the Silver Surfers had seen other people fall on the trail.  (They feel that dirt on their pants would detract from the surfer’s over all coolness factor. ) The advance team went above and beyond and hiked to the top of another ridge for a total of  a 5 mile hike.  The advance team approved the Pololu Valley for the Silver Surfers but suggested that the Surfers defer the extended hike.  The Surfers agreed with the suggestion as they have hiked this trail before.  Just to be clear, the Silver Surfers have not yet made the 2018 hike.

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2018-02-12 Waialea Beach

Today was a good day to break in the snorkeling gear.  Joyce and Jerry took the group to a new beach.  Waialea beach is one of the more popular white sand beaches on the Big Island.   The beach is also called  “69 beach” because of the number 69 utility pole close to the parking area of this beach.  It was awesome with plenty of shade and not too many people.

Joyce and Jerry entered the water to snorkel.  Debbie and Larry decided this should be their 2018 snorkeling inaugural site.   Turns out they also provided entertainment for the beach crowd.  They decided to put their fins on before they got in the water.  (Perhaps not the best move).  Larry went first.  He got his fins on, walked backwards and in Joyce’s words “flopped” in.  Larry says that he persevered.  When Larry got in the water, he stuck his head in to see muck and nothing else.  He retreated back to the beach and rebooted.

Debbie put her fins on and started walking out.  However, she did not walk backwards.  No, she was charging straight ahead into the abyss.    Unfortunately, the tide had no mercy.  She couldn’t go backward or forward.  She just stood there trying to look cool, not get knocked over and dragged out.  Eventually, Debbie needed to make a move.  (She can’t just stand there all day struggling).  So after about 5 minutes of flapping around, Debbie turned around to inch back into the water.  Eventually, she just fell into the water and started swimming like she meant to do this.  Joyce got a big hee-haw out of Debbie’s entry.  Debbie was able to see some fish.  (She might just be saying that – sometimes she makes things up).  Her exit from the water was not as dramatic although Debbie did notice that other people on the beach were smiling and waving at her.  She thinks that they appreciate the entertainment value that she provided.

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2018-02-11 The results are in

Thanks to all who participated in the car match game.  There is no prize other than the thrill of being correct.  The groups did receive some strange looks when the reveal pictures were taken in the parking lot.

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2018-02-11 Whale Watching

The silver surfer group decided to go whale watching.  Since two of the Silver Surfer group are founding members of the “Les Cheap Girls”, this was done from the side of the road or the beach.   The group watched from Kapaa Park.  This involves looking out over the ocean for a spout or for a big splash of water.  Once evidence of a whale is found then others are notified so they can participate.  Next step is to pull out binoculars which are trained on the last spot that  the splash was seen.  (It is not as easy as it sounds – The Silver surfer group prefers to think that they are talented).  Debbie rated low on this trip as she forgot her binoculars the most important item.

Here are some tips for Whale Watching – (Hot diggity – more tips).

  1.  Bring your binoculars (Debbie this is for you)
  2.  When you see a whale, don’t shout at the top of your lungs “I see one – I see one!  Not cool.
  3. Don’t drive and watch – It makes the other riders nervous.
  4. Don’t stand between a whale watcher and the whale – (They get all stinky about it).
  5.  Don’t just make up stuff about whales.  (Debbie has been accused of this).

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Debbie was very excited as she saw one whale slap his tail over 10 times.  (Joyce had taken pity on Debbie and lent her binoculars to her. )  Several whales were seen and it was considered a successful trip.

After an afternoon of whale watching, the group stopped at the Hamakua Macadamia factory.  There were lots of samples and the group went wild.  Both Joyce and Debbie bought nuts.  (They were embarrassed that they ate so many samples. )  Did you know that they have Spam flavored nuts?

 

2018-02-10 Car Rental Match Game

Today Lindsey and her friends arrived for a week.  She was accompanied by Aaron, Heva and Michelle.  (You need that many people to keep up with Debbie, Larry, Jerry and Joyce.  One to one ratio.  Lindsey couldn’t keep up last year).  Most of the day was spent with arrivals, picks up and rental cars.

Here is your chance to interact with the blog.  Look at the two rental cars and the two groups.  Paradise Homies Group – the younger more hip group or the Silver Surfer Group, the more mature established (dare we say sophisticated?) group.  Match the group with the rental car.  Which group rented “The Big Guy Truck” and which the “Hip Off Road Jeep”?

 
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2018-02-10 Turkeys Call Fowl

The chickens are still missing but a team of turkeys visited some of the suspects at their residence.  The turkeys attempted to intimidate Debbie by puffing up and blocking her from the stairs.    Luckily, Joyce was barricaded in her room.  Debbie could be heard yelling at Joyce  from the sidewalk that is was all her fault and to free the chickens.

The Resort has couple of bands of wild turkeys that wander around the grounds.  Debbie thinks that it would be distracting to have a band of turkeys wander across the golf course while you are playing.  It does make for some interesting viewing from one’s balcony.

 

 
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2018-02-09 The Costco Chicken Mystery

The best place to buy groceries on the Big Island is Costco.  Typically, several trips are made to Costco.  The parking lot is overrun with cars, carts and feral chickens.  Yep, you heard right.  Wild chickens.

Joyce does not particularly enjoy chickens.  She opens the car door, peers around to see if the coast is clear of chickens and then dashes for the door.  The chicken dash is quite entertaining for the other three travelers.

This year we pull up and park far away from the door.  Joyce opens the door and saunters to the door.  Wait a minute.  Where are the chickens?  Why is Joyce so calm?
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Turns out that there are no chickens.  It is a chicken mystery.  What does Joyce know?

All Debbie knows is that there is a sale on Costco rotisserie chickens.  She also noted that Joyce has a knowing look on her face.  Joyce keeps commenting how big and tasty the chickens are this year.

2018-02-08 Travel Tips

Debbie and Larry are traveling again.  They are back in Hawaii for the month of February.  They left on Tuesday morning and arrived in Kona late that night.  From Debbie’s traveling experiences, she has some travel tips to share. (We know that you are all thrilled about this tips).   First, people there are reasons that restaurants have employees standing outside to take your order.  It is called expediting the order process.  They want you to tell those employees your order not chit chat with them.   Here are things that Debbie recommends that you don’t do while standing in those lines:

*  Wait until you get to the order taker to look at the menu.  (Do you need to get your eyes checked?  Are you not concerned about your fellow travelers and how they feel about you?  How will you know if you are on the correct plane if you can’t even figure out how to look at a menu?  Why are you standing in line if you don’t know what you want to eat???)

*  Act surprised that they ask you for your order.  (Really?  You didn’t see what the people in front of you were doing?  Stop playing with your phone!!).

*  Walk up and Interrupt the order taker to ask a question  (This annoys people standing in line especially if the order taker walks away.  It can make some people mumble and shout out things like “He is busy – Go Away).
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*  Cut the line  (This does not make friends with other people.  Debbie especially takes this hard.  This upsets Debbie and Larry has to grab her jacket  to keep her from lunging at the Line Cutters).

Debbie suggests that you put her in charge of those lines.  She will whip those people in shape and send the problem people to the back of the line if they do not follow her instructions.  Debbie will offer more travel tips during her month in February.

Larry thinks that it may be a long trip to Hawaii.    His travel tip is to stand behind Debbie in one of those lines and not in front.

2017-10-01

First – Go Astros!  Now that the World Series is over maybe we can bring Debbie and Larry home.

Meanwhile in France, October 1st  was a history day.  The day began with a tour of Colmar.  History Moment:  Colmar is a town in northeastern France, near the border with Germany.  It’s old town (where our four are staying – Yes, they are on it!)  has cobblestone streets lined with medieval and early Renaissance buildings.  The city is on the Alsace Wine Route, and local vineyards specialize in Riesling and Gewürztraminer wines.  (The wine club insisted that wine comment be added – The chocolate club insists this was just a lucky stop for the wine club).

They spent the morning walking through Old Town.  Some of the site in Old Town were the following: Get ready to be culturfied (Made that word up) :

  • Maison des Tetes (House of the Heads). A Renaissance building decorated with faces (They look at you when you walk by).
  • Maison Pfister (Pfister House). A beautiful 16th-century building, partly wooden, with great wall paintings.  (No one asked us into visit and see the paintings)
  • St Martin ChurchA large church entirely made of pink stone with lots of bells.  (The four are staying right next to the church – they can hear the bells during the night and the day not always a good thing… Debbie says that she never noticed it was pink but noticed those ringing bells) 
  • Little Venice – Exactly what it sounds like except you have to duck you head to go under a bridge.
  • Food Market – Unfortunately, many of the stores were closed but the Bretzel store was open.

After lunch, Debbie and Larry got to visit the parking / storage garage for the first time.  Debbie viewed this more as Alice falling down the rabbit hole.  The garage was several blocks away without consistent numbering.   Once in the garage Debbie is not sure that she could get out alone.

First stop on the afternoon drive was Turckheim.  Cultural moment: Turckheim is most well known for its surrounding medieval wall. The wall has three doors: The Munster Door, which opens into the Munster Valley; The Door of the Brand, which begins the Route des Vins; and the Door of France, through which lies the railway station and the roads to Colmar. These three gates distinguish the village from the majority of Alsatian towns.  (These three gates were also a surprise to the group).    The Turckheim church, Eglise Paroissiale Sainte-Anne, was having a outside dinner with the bands playing.  Lots of wine was being consumed at the party.

Next stop was the Linge Battlefield from World War I.  This was a “war of the trenches”  between the Germans and the French.  The actual trenches are part of the museum and you are allowed to walk the trenches.  The trenches are used from 1915 to 1918.  There are also a French and German cemeteries.  It is a very sobering experience when walking the trenches and seeing the cemetery memorials, Cimetiere des Chasseurs and Les Trois-Epis.

The final stop was the town, Kayersberg.  It is generally considered to be one of the most impressive of the Alsace towns, particularly in the town’s medieval center.  It was also the birth place of Albert Schweitzer.  Who knew?