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I'm sure some people get up early I'm sure some people get up early here, but I'm not one. Food is here, but I'm not one. Food is always waiting when we go down always waiting when we go down to eat and the place is always to eat and the place is always spick and span. Ten o'clock spick and span. Ten o'clock seems a reasonable hour. Does it seems a reasonable hour. Does it not? I had a delicious waffle, thick not? I had a delicious waffle, thick slices of pineapple, two papayas, slices of pineapple, two papayas, (and a waffle for desert.) Ready (and a waffle for desert.) Ready to hit the road, we had to hit the road, we had the other the other guyguy drive while we sat back to drive while we sat back to enjoy the scenery. Most of the enjoy the scenery. Most of the land around the resort is covered land around the resort is covered with volcanic rock. Well, of course with volcanic rock. Well, of course the whole island is volcanic rock, the whole island is volcanic rock, but we were driving on a road but we were driving on a road that went right through it.that went right through it.


I didn't venture out onto that kind of surface. The Hawai`ians call I didn't venture out onto that kind of surface. The Hawai`ians call that rock that rock ah-ahah-ah. That's what I would have said had I tried to walk . That's what I would have said had I tried to walk across it! Instead, I focused on other vistas, such as the snow-across it! Instead, I focused on other vistas, such as the snow-capped top of Mauna Kea as we left.capped top of Mauna Kea as we left.


From sea level at the Kona side, we drove up to Waimea (or From sea level at the Kona side, we drove up to Waimea (or Kamuela) at 2,500 feet elevation. It's a cattle ranch town turned Kamuela) at 2,500 feet elevation. It's a cattle ranch town turned retirement/tourist village huddled at the northeast side of Mauna retirement/tourist village huddled at the northeast side of Mauna Kea. There's over 150 years of some pretty dramatic history...the Kea. There's over 150 years of some pretty dramatic history...the Parker Ranch. Really Big. Some say 175,000 acres. The Princess Parker Ranch. Really Big. Some say 175,000 acres. The Princess looked it up on her computer. (She said to click on this link if you looked it up on her computer. (She said to click on this link if you want to know more about the largest privately owned ranch in want to know more about the largest privately owned ranch in the USA.)the USA.)

http://http://www.parkerranch.com/history.htmlwww.parkerranch.com/history.html

http://www.parkerranch.com/history.html





Anyway, seems King Kamehameha I gave the land to a young Anyway, seems King Kamehameha I gave the land to a young man named John Parker 150 years ago? More or less. That's nice. man named John Parker 150 years ago? More or less. That's nice. Maybe someone will leave me a small piece of land once they Maybe someone will leave me a small piece of land once they realize who I am. realize who I am.

We journeyed down the Hamakua coast on the east side of the We journeyed down the Hamakua coast on the east side of the island and believe me, it's an entirely different world than the island and believe me, it's an entirely different world than the mostly barren Kona side Look at this old home we saw along the mostly barren Kona side Look at this old home we saw along the highway. Look at that rainforest! I was beginning to feel at home!highway. Look at that rainforest! I was beginning to feel at home!


The entire coast is a series The entire coast is a series of tropical gorges and lush of tropical gorges and lush flowering tree vistas. flowering tree vistas. Rivers from heavy rains Rivers from heavy rains and melting snows rush and melting snows rush from the higher slopes of from the higher slopes of Mauna Kea and carve away Mauna Kea and carve away the most spectacular the most spectacular canyons! We must have canyons! We must have stopped at no less than stopped at no less than five such spots on our way five such spots on our way to visit to visit the other guy'sthe other guy's brother who lives in an old brother who lives in an old sugar cane village named sugar cane village named Honomu. Just look at this Honomu. Just look at this amazing view!amazing view!


We found out that it rained We found out that it rained so hard on the day we so hard on the day we arrived, that they'd closed arrived, that they'd closed the highway. That's a lot of the highway. That's a lot of rain! Each gorge has it's rain! Each gorge has it's own personality, its flora own personality, its flora unique to its place along the unique to its place along the coast and influenced by coast and influenced by those who first lived there. those who first lived there. Look at this gorge...at what Look at this gorge...at what are some of the hundreds of are some of the hundreds of palms clinging to its steep palms clinging to its steep sides.sides.


Well...this certainly reminded me of my Well...this certainly reminded me of my childhood lands...the temperature and childhood lands...the temperature and humidity. Let me say right here that I humidity. Let me say right here that I was more than pleased that there were was more than pleased that there were no pushy lions around on the island...no no pushy lions around on the island...no foolish beasts expecting to garner foolish beasts expecting to garner undeserved attention based on nothing undeserved attention based on nothing but travel-log myths! but travel-log myths!

Within the hour we arrived at Within the hour we arrived at the other the other guy'sguy's brother's home...a most delightful brother's home...a most delightful place indeed! The man had turned a place indeed! The man had turned a small backyard into a virtual paradise. small backyard into a virtual paradise. He seemed very nice...not nearly as He seemed very nice...not nearly as loquacious as my biographer and loquacious as my biographer and allowed the Princess to take a few allowed the Princess to take a few pictures of me recreating in his garden.pictures of me recreating in his garden.


The Princess relaxed. I explored the gardens. The The Princess relaxed. I explored the gardens. The lanai offered a perfect retreat from some lanai offered a perfect retreat from some threatening sprinkles so I retreated to the threatening sprinkles so I retreated to the sanctuary of her side.. Ahhhh. She's as lovely as sanctuary of her side.. Ahhhh. She's as lovely as the garden, and it's obvious that I'm (me in her the garden, and it's obvious that I'm (me in her lap?) enjoying my present position!lap?) enjoying my present position!


My biographer's brother, an My biographer's brother, an artist by inclination and artist by inclination and education, showed us through education, showed us through his small single-walled, his small single-walled, corrugated iron-roofed corrugated iron-roofed home...gave a most informative home...gave a most informative talk about Hawai`ian culture talk about Hawai`ian culture and served a tasty cup of and served a tasty cup of herbal tea. I was having a herbal tea. I was having a splendid time until he offered a splendid time until he offered a chair for me to sit upon. I chair for me to sit upon. I became immediately suspicious became immediately suspicious about him wanting us to extend about him wanting us to extend our stay. I suspect it had our stay. I suspect it had something to do with the fact something to do with the fact that his brother was boring us that his brother was boring us to tears with tales of his time to tears with tales of his time spent on the island. What do spent on the island. What do you think? Were we being you think? Were we being nudged out the door?nudged out the door?


Let me tell you! I had trouble sitting comfortably for an hour after Let me tell you! I had trouble sitting comfortably for an hour after the visit! When we got back to the hotel I took a little nap before the visit! When we got back to the hotel I took a little nap before dictating Day Four to dictating Day Four to the other guy.the other guy. As usual, and I hope this As usual, and I hope this doesn't make you think of me as lazy, I felt better after getting doesn't make you think of me as lazy, I felt better after getting some rest. some rest.

So....until tomorrow, and always faithfully yours,So....until tomorrow, and always faithfully yours,

Warty...the Alii HogWarty...the Alii Hog


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