From Maui, it was on to the Big Island . . . home of the only coffee crop on American soil!  I made previous reference to my caffeine addiction, but the truth is that I was on the coffee wagon when I last went to Hawaii.   I fell off that wagon with a bang when […]

Posted on November 26th, 2007 by Thomas
Filed under: Big Island, Hawaii, Holualoa | No Comments »

Of course there’s more to my Honolulu adventures than just drunken luaus, but I’m fixated on beaches for the moment and want to fast-forward to Maui.   It might seem frenetically ADHD, but that’s caffeine addiction for you.
I met someone in Santa Fe who convinced me that that the only place to stay on Maui is […]

Posted on November 18th, 2007 by Thomas
Filed under: Hawaii, Kapalua, Lahaina, Maui, Paia | 2 Comments »

Okay, I’m going to start out with Hawaii, which is where I wish I were today.  Tragically, I’m trapped in rural West Texas and there’s a sandstorm blowing in.  Ick!  No offense to you Texans out there — I grew up here, so I’m allowed to gripe! — but there’s nary a body of water […]

Posted on November 2nd, 2007 by scoutabout
Filed under: Hawaii, Oahu | No Comments »