Category Archives: Aloha O’i

Teaser photo

Posted on April 26, 2008 by Uppity

Sunset over Salt Pond Beach on our last day in Kaua’i. I’m spending my Saturday morning uploading the best trip photos to Flickr. I’m sure by the end I’ll be wondering why I ever came home. Oh yeah, my mortgage. … Continue reading →

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Goodbye sun, hello…hail?

Posted on April 19, 2008 by Uppity

Got back today from our trip to Kaua’i. Were feeling pretty smug when we heard it snowed in Seattle whilst we were enjoying this… Alas, pride goeth before a fall. Of freaking hail. Details on our last couple days in … Continue reading →

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Mai Tai Twitchy Eye

Posted on April 17, 2008 by Uppity

One of the things I love about Hawaii is the language. You get to say things like “Pupu (pronounced poo-poo) Road” and “Hanapepe” (hah-nah-pay-pay) and “Mount Wanahakalaugi” (wanna-hock-a-loogie).1 The street names are 99% vowels. When combined with natural weathering, this … Continue reading →

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Doing the desert, Island style

Posted on April 15, 2008 by Uppity

Kaua’i has desert. Did you know that? I didn’t, until yesterday. The West Shore of the island is the driest and hottest, yet ironically, it is almost all beach. Most of it’s not even named; you can just stop your … Continue reading →

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Pussies in Paradise

Posted on April 14, 2008 by Uppity

or: Seattlites: The Other White Meat1 Yesterday we went beach-hopping with the rich, the famous, and the hippies. The North Shore of Kaua’i is what they mean when they call it “The Garden Isle.” It’s all lush tropical beauty flanked … Continue reading →

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