Category: Miscellaneous

Flew to Honolulu from Portland yesterday. It was a short (~5 hrs) and uneventful flight.

Here’s our room view overlooking Waikiki beach:

It’s hot and sunny and busy. We got in mid afternoon and just explored the immediate area.

And went and watched the sunset with everyone else 🙂

Today we’ll go climb that mountain you see in the second last shot.

Summer is ending with another vacation! We’ll start in Portland for SFL’s wedding then continue on to Hawaii for a bit of rest and relaxation in the sun. I probably won’t blogging every day (it’s a lot of work!) but you can expect several updates during the trip.

Of course you’ll get postcards as well They can be a lot of work too, but I don’t plan on stopping any time soon 🙂

Continuing the tattoo theme we went to the local Indian shop when Lakshmi was here and got some henna! Naturally I elected myself as the artist:

It was squeezed out of a narrow cone like decorating a cake and came out as a thick, sticky paste. It wasn’t easy, but I mastered it quickly…

My results were perhaps not traditional henna style, but impressive nonetheless:

Several hours later they had all dried:

I was slightly alarmed when B and L said they would last for a long time! Happily (sadly?) they’re completely gone now less than a week later.

It was fun. Next time you’re in town if you’d like a henna tattoo let me know!