Malroth's Domain: 2006年11月

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11月15日

Hawaii, post 2!

I'm waiting around for an oven repairman, so I finally have a chance to post my full Hawaii entry. Go see the full set of pictures here.

For those that don't know (or somehow didn't see the previous post), Dana and I went on an impromptu trip to Hawaii last week. Last minute, ocean-crossing trips are not my modus operandi as most of you know, so how did this happen? Dana is switching jobs, and she had Sunday to Wednesday off. This got thoughts of trips into her head, so she suggested a trip to Oregon (which I said "yes" to) and then to Hawaii (also "yes", which surprised her even more). The flights were only $300 apiece (bought 5 days in advance) and Dana's grandparents have a condo on the beach on Maui, so it was pretty much a no brainer even for 3 days.

I don't have a lot of interesting activities to report, most of the trip was spent lying on the beach in awesome, 80 degree weather, or walking around Lahaina shopping for Hawaiian shirts (I bought 2, one red, one black). The condo was really nice, and literally a 2 minute walk to a very uncrowded beach. I had never been in the Pacific ocean, and it's very different. The waves here are much more forceful than on the east coast, even in the shallow areas. We also randomly saw a sea turtle swim up to the beach (complete with picture!). Next time we go to Hawaii, it will be for more than a week, and we'll try to incorporate activities like biking, snorkeling, a winery trip :), and maybe ATVing up the volcano.

The most amusing part of the trip was the rental car presence on the island. This shouldn't be surprising, of course, because Hawaii is such a popular vacation spot. But when 70% of the cars you pass on the road are one of 4 models, it can be pretty hilarious (or annoying if you're Dana, and I'm saying "Cobalt" every time we pass one). The selection of cars was:

Chevy Cobalt: This was our car (in yellow), a little compact thing with a surprisingly big trunk ("big butt car" as Dana called it). Sometimes comes with a spoiler (we had one...zoom zoom...oh wait, Mazda). Malibus and Impalas also made a showing, but Cobalt's dominted.
Dodge Caliber: I had never seen this car before. It's another small car, but shaped like an SUV kind of. Reminded me of an SUV's premature baby (it would fit nicely in the 3 bears Hummer commercial, if it were a little boxier, maybe the newborn bear could have this one)
Chrysler Sebring: 90% of these were convertibles too, so if you can't find one on the mainland it's because Hawaii has them all (and this was just Maui).
Ford Mustang (the new one): And I heard there was a shortage of these things on the mainland last year. Again, Hawaii must have taken them all. And they were all the new model, in convertible form. This would be a really cool car to get on an expensive vacation there. You really wouldn't believe how many there were, my words can't do it justice.

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11月7日

Hawaii!

I just uploaded some Hawaii pictures! Check them out: http://malroth.smugmug.com/gallery/2105285. Life is so tough :)

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11月1日

Sunny and warm

No, it's not sunny and warm in Seattle. The weather here has entered the cold and wet phase, in which it will probably stay until sometime next spring. I like sleeping in this weather, so I think I'll manage :). I will tell you a place that is sunny and warm: Hawaii. And guess what? Dana and I are going on an impromptu trip there this Sunday! This is the shortest notice I've ever had for a trip like this (except for work), but a few factors caused this to happen:

Dana got a new job (yay!) and has Monday-Wednesday off
Dana's grandparents own a condo down there that is unoccupied right now, so we don't need to get a hotel room
Flights are cheap right now: 300 per person
Seattle is cold and Hawaii is warm

We're really excited, I will definitely take lots of pictures and post them when I get back. Please contain your jealousy ;).

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