Sunday Football

There comes a time in every man's week when it's his time, this time occurs on Sunday. When the tv gets turned on and he tunes out, for about 6 hours nothing matters except scores and highlights, instant replays and penalties, birdies and bogeys. You get the point. This Sunday was a fun one. Kevin and I went up to Mike's house armored with sandwiches, chips, beer and a jug of Carlo Rossi (the finest of shitty wines). After a number of cocktails Kevin passed out, not unusual for older men. We only let him lay there for a quick nap and then made him rise and drink once again. I battled boldy against Carlo.

Mike had four tv's set up in a sort of sports bar arrangement and we did not miss a minute of action. At the end of the day we went down to Shaka's Pizza for yes, another sandwich, and devoured them with a manly, drunken passion. The day was complete. Then we walked in the door to see our roommate Judah on the couch, see the pic.

We had our day, we had our "man time" and it was glorious.

A day of thanks and a day of giving

Thanksgiving in Maui. Sounds good doesn't it? Well this year I had a rather unorthodox holiday since every family member of mine was at least 2500 miles away. Kevin and I made it work though. We started the day by eating leftovers from the night before, kind of ironic. Our "brunch" consisted of homemade open-face philly cheesesteak sandwiches and, of course, MGD. We woke up late, around noon or so, so drinking beer with breakfast was acceptable. It was thanksgiving after all.

After "brunch" we headed down to the Blue Course at Wailea for a round of golf. The previous time we played Kevin gave me 4 strokes and I won. This day was no different. Kevin again gave me 4 strokes and it was a match to the very end. I think next time I'll only get 3 out of him. He actually beat me in stroke play, but we were playing match play and I got him. So, a picture of my "champion's swing" and celebratory drink in the Irish pub, Mulligan's, after the round was in order.

Then there was the decision of what to do for dinner. Go to some people's house we don't really know and eat their food or, go to Denny's. The land of the 'superbird sandwich' was a no brainer. Now, we are in Maui here and this was no ordinary Denny's. It's located about a block from the beach and had a pretty nice view, see the picture, so although it felt extremely odd eating thanksgiving dinner at Denny's, it wasn't all that bad. We follwed the meal with a few more cold ones and passed out on the couch, a normal ending to thanksgiving indeed.

The Crib

It has come to my attention that I have not posted any pictures of my actual house. Thanks mom. So here are a few shots from outside and inside 'the crib'.

One is a front view, my house is the one on the right. There are also shots of the kitchen, family room and two of the backyard.

So now you can see where I be chillin'.

Later dudes.

The Fish

Ok, so when I went snorkeling I took along my underwater camera for it's first spin. I have little to no knowledge of how the thing works so I basically wasted a roll of film. However, for your viewing pleasure, I downloaded some pictures off the internet from real photographers of some of the fish I saw. It was pretty cool seeing all of these different species and once I figure out my camera I'll be posting some pictures I actually took. Aloha.

p.s. I almost stuck my hand on that eel's head. Needless to say I was shocked when I saw it and nearly soiled my surf shorts. But after I backed up (very quickly) I gathered myself and went in for a closer look.

Another day in Kihei

Ok, so as promised here are a few pictures of my 'bed'. One is with me in my humble abode and the other is just straight 'bed and closet'. Not bad huh?



The other pictures are of a bay I went snorkeling at today. There is one of the bay looking from the lava rocks I walked out on. I think the tide was low when I got there because when I left the water was a bit higher and splashing up onto the rocks more.


There's one of a small tide pool and it has a few little fishies going after something. I think it was a little dead fish maybe. Ruthless little bastards. One is of my ugly mug, sorry about that.
One is of a sign that was at the beach I snorkeled at and the one below and to the left of it is a shot of 'big beach' taken from the road that led to the snorkeling beach. It's the beach I went to yesterday, and it's pretty big.
That's all for today!!
Aloha

Pictures from my house

So here are a few shots I took in the old house tonight. All of the clothes on the floor is what I'm refering to as my 'closet' at this point. I'll be posting a picture of my 'bed' later.
The two sunset pictures are from right outside the house looking towards the ocean. They are the same pictures basically, I just adjusted the color setting on my camera to make one appear more blue.
As you can see, we have a pet. I call him 'the gecko'. He's been hangin around ever since I got here and probably long before that. One of the shots is him enjoying a little snack. You can click on all of these pictures to make them larger, but I'd really suggest checking that one out, I think it turned out pretty good.











Ok, until tomorrow or the next day, shoots.

Some more pictures!!

Ok, so here are some more pics of my first Hana trip. One is in front of a local market called Hasegawa'sGeneral Store. I'm sure it's been there for years and it probably will be for many more, hopefully.
The next one is a shot from the passenger side of the Jeep we rented and it's at the very begining of the jungle. This is about as wide as the road got the entire journey, until we got back around the island towards Kihei.
The next one is one of the beaches we 4x4'd to and it's looking back upon the sea cliffs we drove along.



There's one of a cove where there's a little opening in the rocks, I just thought it looked cool. I took it from the Jeep as we were moving so it's not all that great, sorry.
Next to that is a picture of one of the waterfalls that's right next to the road. I didn't even have to get out of the car for this either. There are tons and tons of waterfalls in the area but you have to hike a bit to get to most of them. On my next trip we're going to do a little hiking, this time I just got the overall layout and geography of the place.
The next picture is from the first beach we 4x4'd to and is looking back up the mountain. You can't really tell through the picture how truly lush and green everything is. It's like Jurrasic Park or something.




The next one is of the first beach in Hana we came to. It's a pretty small and remote town, there were only two boats in the bay.
The next one is of the first fruit stand we stopped at to get some lilikoi. It's a passion fruit that you cut in half and then suck the seeds and shit out of. It's got a little tang and lots of sweetness, a good balance to it. I'll get a picture of what it looks like next time, my hands were too messy to touch my camera when I thought about it.
Next to that is another shot of the first beach, that's our Jeep in the right corner.
Finally, there is a picture of a little valley looking up the mountain.





I've got some more pictures I will post, but the the trouble is getting a good internet connection. Our neighbors have wireless networks but it's kind of hit or miss whether or not they come in.
Well, I gotta go so I hope y'all enjoyed these pictures. I'll try to get some of the local wildlife in my next post. There are all sorts of birds and things everywhere.
Aloha,
Jeff

Some pictures

So, aloha everyone! Here are some of the first pictures I've taken since I got here. The bottom right is of South Kihei Road, I walked up and down it for like two hours the first full day. The one next to it of the 18th hole at the Emerald Course at Wailea. Top left is the cove where a lot of people surf. And top right is the 1st hole of the Emerald Course.
There will be many more to come....