Mainland

Well I'm back on the mainland and am back in the urban sprawl. What a difference 5,000 miles makes.


The Hawaiian island of Kauai was a complete blast from the past, a separate world altogether. The most striking elements were, of course, elemental. The prehistoric peaks and the perpetual breeze just eclipsed time completely. And it was unusual to see moving vehicles and actual modernization. But it's generally apparent that foreign influence has been held to a minimum over the course of the last few decades. The Hawaiians have worked hard to keep it that way on the remote island. Such is not the case on the others.


I wrote a little on the trip in a journal of sorts and I think I'll transfer it onto here tomorrow night. I didn't write nearly as much as I thought I would because I was in the water the whole time. Well... in the water and drinking mai tais.

We went to a luau, talked with locals, ancients and fellow tourists alike. We snorkeled, surfed, bodysurfed and I was beaten and broken by the ocean almost daily. I turned into one big ball of sand and salt... and comfortably so.

I'm heading into the office tomorrow for the second time to meet the telephony consultants and to watch them install the fiberoptic system. It was deemed "relevant to my interests" by the powers that be. They know me well.

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