Scadian powers, activate!

[telerib]

Not only have we found Waikiki's Irish pub, we found it the day they have live Irish music in the afternoon (4pm).

Yeah, I travel halfway around the world and go to a pub sing. I promise we'll do more interesting things later in the week.

Well, we did walk on Waikiki Beach for a bit, coming back from the pub. (We had to test-drive it for lunch, you see. Did you know they brew some good beers in Hawai'i? And a rum, too, although I haven't had that yet.)

It really is amazing. The Pacific Ocean, as viewed from San Francisco, looks remarkably like the Jersey Shore. Out here, it really is aqua blue water, crystal clear up close, blue skies, white clouds and a fine breeze the whole day. The malls are built with the food courts and byways open to the air - try that in December on the East Coast.

Also saw a cool little grey bird with a bright red crest; wonder if it's in the jay/cardinal family? Had the same overall shape, crest aside. One of the neatest but most disorienting things for me about coming West for me is that I don't know any of the flora and fauna. I know most common animals, birds and flowers in the NJ-MD area. I see stuff out here and I have no clue.

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[devreux.livejournal.com]

The Pacific Ocean, as viewed from San Francisco, looks remarkably like the Jersey Shore.

Oh, good. I'm obscurely relieved to know that I'm not missing anything by having never visited California. ^_^

[aemccurry.livejournal.com]

I highly recommend seeing the Polynesian Cultural Center while you're on Oahu. It's a little drive from Honolulu, but very very worth it. Also, this may have been your bird - here

[telerib.livejournal.com]

I *so* want to go to the Polynesian Cultural Center but I don't think I'll have the time. I'm in the conference M-Th, Friday we're going to the Big Island to see the volcano (0430 - 2000 day trip) and I wanted to spend part of Saturday snorkeling in Haukauna (sp?) Bay. Maybe we could get a part-day in at the center...

And that was totally the bird, thank you!

[luscious-purple.livejournal.com]

But that bird is from Brazil....

[telerib.livejournal.com]

It's on vacation, too.