We went to Busch Gardens today. There is a free shuttle from Seaworld in Orlando to BG in Tampa, but what they don't mention is the $12 in parking at Seaworld. Ah well...it was so worth it just to not have to deal with traffic and driving over an hour to get there ( Read more... )

We made it home alive...zoned out and not really awake, but alive. We didn't do much other than settle in and get used to being at home Thursday though. Friday we went to see a matinée of Wall-E(very cute) and Ironman(again) and then went grocery shopping to restock the rather empty kitchen ( Read more... )

We left the Jacaranda inn at about 1030 or so to head to Hilo and our flights. We stopped at a greasy spoon for breakfast and also at Radio Shack in an attempt to find a headphone splitter so we could watch a movie while we waited in Lihue(4 hour layover). I was surprised at the Radio Shack...I skipped the MP3 section and headed for the audio ( Read more... )

We got up and finished packing this morning and managed to actually be checked out and on the road by 1030 or so...an impressively early start considering everything we needed to do this morning still. It was rainy all the way up to Volcano and beyond, so my hope of slipping back into the park and eyeballing the active vent in the caldera was ( Read more... )

I'm still feeling the altitude effects a bit...its much better than when I was actually up there, but I'm loggy and headachy still. The sunset at 13,700 feet was worth it though, as was the stargazing at 9200 feet. :-)

We're off to Waimea now, and I don't believe I'll have net access till I get home Thursday but we'll see.

Today we spent the morning wandering the mall looking for misc(I was looking for an adapter cable to hook either of the MP3 players into the car for the long trip tomorrow and she was just looking). We also checked a Hilo Hatties store just to see what it looked like, hit Borders where we had a run in with a creepy guy, and hit the Evil Place to ( Read more... )

And angie_di and I figured out how to describe the Coqui frog sound. Its just like the science consoles on Star Trek:TOS. The beepwhoop is almost exactly like it.

Today was an attempt to go swimming...but it turns out there's little in the way of swimming beaches in or near Hilo. We gave it a shot and ended up wading in whats essentially the kiddie pool. Its a lagoon that has had a pile of rocks dumped along the open end, so water can flow in and out but leaves it a nearly totally still pool to wade in. It ( Read more... )

Today was a sleep in day...all the way to about 830 or 9. Did a bit of unpacking and trip planning and then went for breakfast and to hunt up some groceries. After that it was off to the Volcano ( Read more... )

6/20 ( Read more... )