Trevor's Adventures: January 2007

ooops!

Missed my flight! so i'm spending tomorrow in Las Vegas! hehe
I'm home sick but it will be fun!

Maui!

I leave to come back to Boston on Monday night. With such little time left I looked online at some flights to other islands. I ended up going to Maui. ($70 on Go!)
We have had strong weather the past 4 days with high winds. It was a 20min flight from Honolulu to Maui, we were warned about a rough landing.... The landing was a nightmare. We are about to touch down then we are hit by a wind gust pushing the craft over the grass and not the runway! We did touch down safely...
The first thing the pilot said when were were stopped was "Giggity giggity"

I wasn't sure what I wanted to do on the Island yet so I walked. I knew they had an amazing state park near my hostile. I did more walking than planned (about 5 miles more) so I found myself a nice cafe to have some dinner and a glass of wine in Walulku. (no state park today) Pictures from the walk:

The valley that you see below is the Iao valley. From what my taxi driver told me this is where the last major battle between tribes of the islands was. After the battle they islands were one kingdom.

(I'm at the hostile now.... I will give a full update on the homophobia and transphobia that is taking place now that we are watching American idol. )

(... and there is camel toe..)

Honolulu's gallery Walk

This city is so inspiring. Tonight was the galleries walk, where about 20 local galleries open up to shoe local artist. I am in the rRed Elephant using their free Internet. There is a woman singing Wild Horses by the Rolling Stones. I’m a little buzzed off all the wine I've had. I bought a piece of art for a friends birthday who is coming up so I have been handed drinks people thinking I am a wasp from the mainland coming to buy art.

Clay people having sex... (this is in the back room of the gallerie on the way to the bathroom)

Here is a Funny one entitled “Beware of Frogs Bareing False Profits” by Jeff stone (?) (if you can see they are carrying jesus.)

North Shore

I headed to the North Shore (name) after the Dole factory. On the way we passed fields that went on all the way till the mountain range to the east. There was pineapple and coffee beans.

I didnÂ’t know where I was going exactly going so I got off at the first stop. I strolled along the main street that reminded me of Islamuheries (spelling?) in Mexico. There was chickens and wild cats!

The people there looked like they were ripped out of a surfing catalog! So HOT! Here is a picture of local boy in the back of their pick upÂ… (They laughed that I took their picture but I needed it.)

I walked further down the street and stopped in a few shops. There was this great little store called Bali Moon. I picked up a painting for a friendÂ’s birthday that I am going to miss because I'm going to still be here.

I finally got to the water. I was a day late and a few strong trade winds short of 30ft waves.

This guy was feeding a sea of wild cats. I said hello and aloha but he didn't seem to want to talk to me. I found out later that he must of worked for a animal hospital that takes donations humanityaly capture these cats and 'fix' them and feed them.

This is a shark cage. Some crazy people like to get in the water with sharks...

Shame..

The public health messages are very progressive.

This one I dedicate to Mark D. Snyder.

Pineapples

So today I got up and headed to the North Shore. It is where most of the pro sufing takes place. The buses here take you all over the island anywhere you want to go for $2.

My first stop was the Dole Plantation. It is located in the middle of the island in the valley between the 2 volcanic mountain ranges on Oahu. The plantation offers; the world’s largest maze, pineapple express train tour and a plantation garden tour. I did none of them ($10 to see a field was not in my budget). I walked around the visitor’s center and took some pictures.

I felt adventurous so I crossed the street and walked down a dirt road and took a few pictures. Then was asked to leave.

Road Kill

When I got back on the bus we drove in the middle of feilds and fields of pineapples.

The Hawaiian Islands are/were an evolutionist dream come true. This islands were created by volcanic eruptions over thousands of years. In the middle of the ocean they were untouched by man, allowing evolution to take place un interrupted, similar to the Galapagos Islands.

Snails:
One kind of snail evolved through evolution into thousands of different kinds. Every valley on the volcanic mountain range has it’s own species of snail. It is amazing to think that for thousands of years there were no mammals on these islands allowing the snails to evolve to fit the climate of the valleys they were in. Most of the snails have gone extinct because when the explorers came they brought with them rats.
(when i find a snail i will post a picture)

Hanauma Bay

This is Hanauma Bay. What is great about this place is that every one who visits this place has to watch a video about how their actions effect the environment.
It rained about every 30min then was sunny. Diego and I spent about a half hour in the water. It was cool and the water was rough, kicking up the sand making it not the best of conditions.

The pot of goal is always @ Tocal Bell (Kapahulu Ave.)

Nature

Here are some amazing plants.

This is the plant is in my living room.

This flower is a hallucinogenic. It is a take at your own risk flower....

Causal Encounters

After our trip to Diamond Head, we all split up. I took a trip downtown to see china town and the harbor. On my way to the bus this young woman came up to me and asked me for a cigarette. I gave her one and then we went on our way. When I got on the bus she was there and she sat next to me. Her name is Faaftaga. We chatted on our bus trip down town then she asked me if I wanted to run an errand with her and then she would give me a tour of china town and downtown. I jumped at that opportunity.

Faaftaga and I plan on meeting up of Friday night to do the Gallery Walk. The gallery walk is 20 galleries showing local artists of Hawaii.

Sun Rise @ Diamond Head

So we got up at 5am to go watch the sunrise at Diamond Head.
It is known as Mount Leahi. It stands 760 feet from the ocean and 560 feel from the crater floor. You ascend just under a mile on a trail which is unpaved and uneven. You have to climb 271 steps through a narrow spiral staircase inside a bunker.
The Bunker was used as a look out point during WW2. There is still an active battery unit in the crater. (side note: Oahu is the most militarized area in the United States.)

New Years

Last night was New Years. HAPPY NEW YEARS!!!

I met up with my friend Michele. We worked at Lucky Brand Jeans together. I met her at the Aloha Tower with her boyfriend and some of his friends. We got free drinks because they knew the staff there. The fire works were so pretty over Honolulu harbor.

I left after midnight to go back to Waikiki. I met up with Diego at the bar, had some more Champaign.... I was planning on going out to an after hours bar with him and some co-workers but I was soo sleepy. This time change is still killing me!

Tonight I am going to meet back up with Michel at her house outside of Honolulu. They are going to have a BBQ. It is raining now so it might be postponed...