Where Globe-Trotting meets Beach-Combing
Just days before the Big Island’s Pu’u O’o crater collapsed and magma began spurting and oozing out of cracks in the earth, Chris was in the area evaluating air quality. Thick smoke—much thicker than the smoke we saw there five months ago—was already pouring forth from the ground. Below ground, what they could not see…
So there you are, two months into your beginner hula class, when your teacher announces that everyone will be performing in the upcoming I Love Kailua Town Party festival. Doesn’t that sound like an opportunity to feel truly part of this community you grow to love more and more every day, yet also exceedingly ripe…
Chris’ ship 1MC announcement before the fly off: “Good afternoon Michael Murphy, this is the Air Boss, Scalleykat Actual. As we approach the end of deployment together and before we fly off tomorrow, on behalf of myself and the rest of the Scalleykatz I want to thank each and every one of you for the…
Skipper, XO, CMC, Easyriders, family and friends: it’s good to be home. Skipper, XO, and CMC, thank you for your guidance, mentorship, and leadership as we’ve gone over the horizon. To the officers and chiefs, your selfless assistance and advice made everything possible and relatively easy. To the sailors, your help in getting our post…
I pull the stroller over around the halfway point of my and Eloise’s morning jogging loop to collect some of the fresh plumeria and hibiscus blossoms blowing around the gutters. Sometimes Eloise helps. We collect armfuls of flowers—slightly browned around the edges and fading—and load them into the stroller. At the end of our loop…
“Is the carnival today?” has been our main topic of conversation since Tuesday, when the field at Isaac’s school sprouted structures, tents and machines that slowly transformed into carnival rides. Tonight was the night. And despite nearly three months of soggy weather, the drenching morning rains cleared up in time for a lovely evening. The…
Chris may be enjoying sunny weather somewhere in Guam at the moment but I was happy to celebrate our one year anniversary of moving to Hawaii right here in windy, rain-ish Kailua. Should I buy a coconut? Should I wear a lei? I jogged across the sand with the Mokes over my shoulder, picked beach…
