Our last day at visiting professor housing in Manoa was on Tuesday. I got my wonderful Makiki hike in. It’s the Maunalaha-Kanealole trail. And it was a really MUGGY day so I was pretty wet by the time I got finished.

It’s pretty cool that the loop is basically shaped like a taro leaf. I didn’t see any of the dreaded miconia but will continue to scrub my boots just in case I carry any by mistake. There’s an incredible blanket of morning glory draping the trees in green.

Wednesday, we loaded up the car and drove to the oral surgeon’s office where they knocked me out and pulled my tooth. I don’t remember anything, which is how it should be.

Mitch picked me up and we went to Banyan to meet Rina and see/move in to our new home.

After getting all of our stuff (considerably more than we had when we arrived) to our new digs, we walked down to Walls and took a much deserved dip.

So, we’d been told it was a mauka (mountain) view but that wasn’t altogether true. We’re in the Mauka Tower with a makai (ocean) view but we don’t have much of an ocean view at all–just a sliver and a postage stamp of water to see between the buildings. But it is just enough to get an idea of how the surf is on any given day so it’s not too bad…

Besides, we’re only 4 blocks from Walls, which is FUN boogie boarding!

Waikiki is rife with happy tourists and all type of characters, so I’m sure it’ll be entertaining. We’re on the 21st floor so taking the elevator provides no lack of opportunity for Mitch to play wise guy and kibbitz.

Had to go to Costco on Saturday. They really sell everything there.

Kiawe Grill is the bestest of all the Korean BBQ places I know of. They give you a plate of food that’s bigger than your head, almost a pound of won bok kim chee, diakon kim chee, and mac salad, and it’s only $9 (feeds 2). My idea of heaven.

Mitch is getting over his sinus infection…much better! We went to Waikiki pau hana. I dropped him off at Kaimana and headed for Diamond Head Cliffs. This was a great day because not only did I catch a wave but I rode it all the way in!

Lincoln Hall is turning out to be a great place to stay (thanks Kuhio) but it’s kind of idyllic to be living on a college campus. The view from our window is a show of the light on the Koolaus back of Manoa Valley.

Hiking that wonderful Makiki loop as much as possible. It’s great to be able to go pau hana. It’s taking a while to get back into it, though. The first 30 minutes are all steep uphill. Then it goes up and down a bit. I love that jungle.

So, I’ve been doing a drawing (of sorts) a day since arriving in Hawaii. Here are a couple more days cataloged.

Okay, so this one isn’t much. It was my first day back working so I’m cutting myself some slack. Working on PST was difficult at first but we got used to it.

So the deal is that my back molar started to hurt about a week before I left for this trip.

And by day 4, it could not be ignored. After a visit to both a dentist and endodontist, it was determined that ‘dat buggah gotta go!’

Arrived to a gorgeous day on Oahu.  This first episode of the blog is dedicated to cousin Selena, who pushed me to draw and write every day.

And our second day was also all business. Bought a car (turns out, I knew the owner!), had an emergency visit to the dentist, and returned the rental to Avis.