Hello everyone! We arrived safe and sound in San Francisco after 12 hours of bouncing around the Pacific in pressurized metal tubes. We're staying with my old roommate Charlie in Mt. Davidson, just below the giant cross where Dirty Harry got beat down by Scorpio. He apparently has a great view of the city from his deck, and if the fog ever lifts I'll take a picture of it. It was such a change to leave the jungle, where the temperature was in the high 80s, and arrive in the concrete jungle, where the temperature is in the low 50s. People were wearing winter coats and gloves on the way to work.
Here are some pictures of Hawai'i that we didn't or couldn't post until now. Enjoy.
Us, unnecessarily close to the current Kilauea lava flow.
Pololu Valley
Nechung dorje drayang ling ("Immutable island of melodious sound") temple. The dictionary definition of "tranquil" should have a picture of this place.
A Big Island traffic jam.
Some vine-covered albizia trees. Sometimes I felt like we were walking through Jurassic Park.
Feasting on homemade coriander burgers and peanut noodles with Mohamed.
Hilo Tropical Gardens hostel. A cheap and scenic place to camp, 45-minute walk from downtown Hilo. See our tent?
Our ride to the airport.
Sus and I will be spending the next six days exploring San Fran (and probably exploring thrift stores for warm clothes). We'll post again soon.
P.S. Last night I thought of one more thing that we missed while on our adventure: pillows!
You should head down to Santa Cruz and hang out with my brother. He works at a winery and lives a few blocks from the beach....
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