I had no idea our ultrasonic was a fan of fine art!
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Saturday, April 16, 2011
Ambling
4/9/2011
Last night was our third night in Kauai, and it was the first night that Beth and I both actually slept through the night. We awoke at 8:37 am, and enjoyed a delicions breakfast of reheated tacos. After a leisurely period of getting ready for the day, we set out to hike in the Valley.
The state park where we hiked was about an hour from where we are staying. For most people vacationing in Kauai, it would be about a two hour drive, but since we were already in the middle of nowhere, it wasn't nearly as long of a trip. Arriving in the visitors' center of the park, we had waited enough time since breakfast that we decided to eat some sandwiches in the park's restuarant, saving our peanut butter and honey sandwiches for the trail.
Leaving the restaurant, it took us about four passes past our turn-off before we finally realized correct direction we were supposed to go to find our six mile loop. Once we finally discovered the correct location of the trailhead, we started off down the trail. Although the signs were relatively well-marked, we missed the first turn that the trail takes, so we spent several minutes wandering around the YWCA camp. We met a helpful man there who let us look at his detailed topographical map, which was worlds ahead of our free simplistic map. This should have been a sign for us to return to the welcome center and buy a copy of the map, but we continued to fumble around looking for our trail.
We headed back toward the car and quickly noticed the correct turn-off for the trail. I was a little uneasy about our shaky start, and I hoped that this was not a sign for the rest of our excursion. All the signs and trails were easy to see after our first two little mishaps, until we reached about the three mile mark, about half-way into our trip. Somewhere along the way we lost the correct trail, and we found ourselves four miles into the hike, but back near where we had started the trek. We had indeed completed a loop, but it was simply not the loop that we had intended to complete. Fortunately, it was only a mile hike back to the car. Overall, we hiked about five miles as opposed to six, and I suppose that it was a fortunate thing, because the rain became much heavier just as we reached our car.
We headed back to the dome for a quick shower, and we went down the street to a local restaurant for appetizers. We quickly discovered that the loaded nachos and sweet potato fries were enough for dinner for both of us, so we returned to the dome again after our dinner to pack and prepare for our trip to Honolulu in the morning.
This ends the "vacation" phase for Beth, and we will be traveling to the city in the morning for her conference. I hope that she gets some more vacation time before she has to head back to work next week; she works hard and she needs the rest. I am looking forward to the next phase of our trip and the adventures that I will be having with Adrian while Beth is in her conference.
Last night was our third night in Kauai, and it was the first night that Beth and I both actually slept through the night. We awoke at 8:37 am, and enjoyed a delicions breakfast of reheated tacos. After a leisurely period of getting ready for the day, we set out to hike in the Valley.
The state park where we hiked was about an hour from where we are staying. For most people vacationing in Kauai, it would be about a two hour drive, but since we were already in the middle of nowhere, it wasn't nearly as long of a trip. Arriving in the visitors' center of the park, we had waited enough time since breakfast that we decided to eat some sandwiches in the park's restuarant, saving our peanut butter and honey sandwiches for the trail.
Leaving the restaurant, it took us about four passes past our turn-off before we finally realized correct direction we were supposed to go to find our six mile loop. Once we finally discovered the correct location of the trailhead, we started off down the trail. Although the signs were relatively well-marked, we missed the first turn that the trail takes, so we spent several minutes wandering around the YWCA camp. We met a helpful man there who let us look at his detailed topographical map, which was worlds ahead of our free simplistic map. This should have been a sign for us to return to the welcome center and buy a copy of the map, but we continued to fumble around looking for our trail.
We headed back toward the car and quickly noticed the correct turn-off for the trail. I was a little uneasy about our shaky start, and I hoped that this was not a sign for the rest of our excursion. All the signs and trails were easy to see after our first two little mishaps, until we reached about the three mile mark, about half-way into our trip. Somewhere along the way we lost the correct trail, and we found ourselves four miles into the hike, but back near where we had started the trek. We had indeed completed a loop, but it was simply not the loop that we had intended to complete. Fortunately, it was only a mile hike back to the car. Overall, we hiked about five miles as opposed to six, and I suppose that it was a fortunate thing, because the rain became much heavier just as we reached our car.
We headed back to the dome for a quick shower, and we went down the street to a local restaurant for appetizers. We quickly discovered that the loaded nachos and sweet potato fries were enough for dinner for both of us, so we returned to the dome again after our dinner to pack and prepare for our trip to Honolulu in the morning.
This ends the "vacation" phase for Beth, and we will be traveling to the city in the morning for her conference. I hope that she gets some more vacation time before she has to head back to work next week; she works hard and she needs the rest. I am looking forward to the next phase of our trip and the adventures that I will be having with Adrian while Beth is in her conference.
Friday, December 31, 2010
My new GPS
My parents gave me a new GPS for Christmas. I tried it out this afternoon, and here is my first run:
Sunday, December 26, 2010
Sometimes Things Don't Go As Planned
Don't ask me if I took this video while driving down the interstate. My heart goes out to this semi driver whose trailer exploded last week. Things have been a little less exciting for me. I didn't get to go back home and visit the family this weekend for Christmas, but I was able to have a nice, quiet Christmas here at home with Beth.
I tend to become frustrated with this chronic hip flexor strain that has kept me from running marathons for the past 2 years, but in many ways I am in better health than I have ever been. My life has evolved in many ways since last year. I have changed significantly since last year -- physically, mentally, and spiritually. God's plans and my plans have not been the same, yet He continues to change me and provide for me, despite my resistance. No, sometimes things don't go as planned, but we have a good God, and things always go as He plans.
I tend to become frustrated with this chronic hip flexor strain that has kept me from running marathons for the past 2 years, but in many ways I am in better health than I have ever been. My life has evolved in many ways since last year. I have changed significantly since last year -- physically, mentally, and spiritually. God's plans and my plans have not been the same, yet He continues to change me and provide for me, despite my resistance. No, sometimes things don't go as planned, but we have a good God, and things always go as He plans.
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Monday, December 13, 2010
Winter storm
Winter is here again! Although almost all the schools in Dayton were closed today, we still had a decent showing in the office. We cancelled the first 2 hours of appointments, which was great for me, because the commute took me a full 2 hours. This evening's activities consisted of one hour-long Krav Maga class and one hour-long Crossfit class. I left the gym in shorts and a heavy coat, and I definitely felt the 11 degree weather.
As I type, I hear Beth's pager going off yet again. . . making up for the month she spent away in Birmingham.
I set a goal at the beginning of December to lose 2 pounds by the beginning of the year; this is probably as close to a New Year's resolution as I will get. With the overabundance of unhealthy food, I will be happy even if I break even. More to follow. . .
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Endomondo Running Workout
Endomondo Running Workout: "was out running 3.85 miles in 37m:51s using Endomondo." Nice, cold run with Peter.
Saturday, November 27, 2010
Those crazy Black Friday shoppers!
No, I didn't go shopping on Black Friday. I rolled over in the bed at 6:40 am yesterday and silently judged all the idiots who were willing to get up in the wee hours of the morning to fight all the other idiots, just to get a good deal. I don't think that any of the deals were worth that much to me.
Then I got up this morning at 4 am so I could drive an hour to a location where I would sit in the freezing cold up in a tree and hunt for deer. Who's the idiot now? I guess it all distills down to priorities.
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