A happy-go-lucky English rambler dude goes to New Zealand for a year. Here he interfaces with some of those he left behind and details his nefarious activities. Or summat.
Recently clicked on MP3s - 7th June 2005 The Lucksmiths - Warmer Corners
Jens Lekman - When i said i wanted to be your dog
The Trashcan Sinatras - Weightlifting
Teenage Fanclub - Man Made
Laura Veirs - Carbon Glacier
The Decemberists - Picaresque
The Eels - Blinking Lights
Saturday, August 03, 2002
Aloha! Would you belive i'm writing this (Into a notebook) sitting under a Palm tree on Waikiki beach? Not bad!
The surf's not particularly up today, so there aren't many surfers about. There are however plenty of sun bathers and tourist geeks hanging around the beach.
Not sure if Waikiki is my cup of tea really, there's just too many people & hi-rise hotels (Driving into it at night you'd think you were on the outskirts of Birmingham rather than Hawaii)
However, when you've got your own palm tree, egg sandwich and the excellent new Bic Runga (That's pronounced Rung-ger isn't it Dan?) album on your cd player you can't really complain about life can you?
View from Diamond Head, where i climbed up to today
Things could be getting even better tomorrow, as i'm hoping to organise a flight out to the Big Island, to go and check out the live volcano, yes that's live pop pickers, Kilauea. As well as the observatories on top of the 4000m Mauna Kea. I may have a crack at walking up it, but the heat & humidity here is caning me just walking around town, so i'm not sure an attempt to almost double the height of my highest mountain is entirely sensible. Having said that, i've taken part in numerous less than sensible mountaineering expeditions, so you never know....
Kilauea - Safe for all the family!
PS, i'm pondering coming home a few days early to catch the last Darren Hanlon show in London. That's how good he is ok? But it depends on how things go in Canada. And if i can be arsed.
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