I will add images as soon as I get back to CA because I am an idiot when it comes to using my wife's MAC.

The flight here, van rental and scooter transport to Kona have created quite a story, which I will get into once it is all resolved.

Cindy once said that for every day you play, it is one day that you pay. Well, after taking 21 hours to get from LAX to Kona...you can imagine that i have had to count that as a day of "play". Hence, I just sat in the condo all day yesterday to revive myself.

Today, we are going into town to get some java and goof around a lttle before it gets too warm. The humidity is already 89%, so I suspect that it will rain in the next couple of hours...and I am looking forward to it! The last place I felt warm rain was Williamsburgh, Virginia a short time ago. So, this will be neat! My coolvest awaits me.

This trip to Kona is actually a business trip, wherein a client wants to build a golf course/resort but wants help in creating a design that will have a positive impact on the island, unlike most typical projects.

Our goal is to convert 240 acres of non-native grassland and volcanic rock into viable habitat for native flora and fauna. We will do this. We did it three times with similar projects in CA and so there is not reason that we cannot do it here!

Back later with an update.

Also, I juest learned that taking even a small volcanic rock as a momento according to local lore will create bad "mojo" for the person that takes the rock and the one the receives it. Hence, I am not going to add it to your package, Beth!

-Vic