2
Mar
Oh What A Difference A Day Makes
Topic: Hawaii 2005
Maria took the picture on the left on 2/28, the day before we left. I had just come back from work and was about to start shoveling the 7" of snow that was on our sidewalk. She also took the picture on the right, this morning at the Duke Kahanamoku Beach in Waikiki. Many locals were horrified by my pasty whiteness. Kai’s happiness was verging on hysteria, as he splashed around in the warm, clear water.
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Waikiki is the tourist trap section of Honolulu - we’re planning to make side trips to other parts of Oahu (the conference runs all week, so we won’t have time to make trips to other islands). Today we’re taking it easy because of our jet lag - we’ve all been up since 2:30 AM local time (7:30 EST).
Note to John S: I’ve heard there’s a restaurant here that serves spam sushi (John has an peculiar fascination with spam). If I come across it, I’ll take a picture for you.
March 2nd, 2005 at 7:51 pm
Yeah, that would be the musubi. Spam is quite popular in Hawaii, or so I’ve heard. It might stem from WWII, but I’m not sure.
What ever you do, do not eat any SPAM on my behalf, sushi or otherwise. It’s very, very bad. I feel the same way about poi.
Now, if you come across a whole roasted pig with crispy skin, dig in!