In one week

WE ARE OUTTA HERE!! We touch down in Hilo around 4:00pm Friday, October 16th for a week of rummy drinks, touring and meeting new friends. I'm very excited, even more excited than all the other trips I've taken to Hawaii. This will be a new experience, we are looking for our own piece of the rock this time. We are staying with folks we've met through PunaWeb, they have a lovely little vacation rental in Pahoa, HI. We will also be attending our first International Food Club dinner which I'm very excited about. We will be visiting other folks we've met through PW to "talk story" and check out their gardens and hobbies. We will do our own touring of Volcanoes National Park, Kona area and coffee plantations, prolific farmer's markets, FRESH sushi, maybe squeeze in a mini day hike, lay on a beach (even in the rain damn it!), visit shops and galleries, the list goes on, when will we find the time? Oh almost forgot, we have neighbors moving there the same week we are visiting we have have to take them a housewarming gift. Needless to say, I'm looking forward to our trip. Ummm.... further it's only 10 degrees outside with snow. Did I already mention I'm looking forward to the trip?