Countdown

It's only 5 days until we leave on vacation. D. and I are going to the Big Island of Hawaii for a week with our best friends, none of us have ever been to any of the Hawaiian islands. Go figure! We rented a house in a macadamia nut grove outside of Kona, and will be staying in Hilo one night after what promises to be an arduous but beautiful hike on the lava fields of Kilauea, the world's most active volcano. Other than this one scheduled trip we have nothing planned, although we do plan on snorkeling several times. Anybody have any absolute do's and don'ts to pass along? I've already been told to buy Hawaiian souvenirs at Walmart and to be sure to visit Ken's House of Pancakes on the trip between Kona and Hilo or vice versa.



















Saw The Constant Gardener last night. Having just finished the book it felt like I had already seen the movie, but its well done and quite moving, shot on location in Kenya (although according to the credits, somewhere in Manitoba substituted for London). A solid B+.