down the coast

Took a drive down the coast last weekend to Half Moon Bay and Pacifica.

I made a frittata

and ate it in the park.

sunset

I'll stop posting about Hawaii now...see all my photos here.

the road to hana

The twisty, curvy road to Hana sorta made me want to hurl, but the scenery was spectacular.

where lava meets water

In Makena we hiked through a lava field to get a black sand beach. Although the trail was pretty flat, it was torturous on my feet - I mean, this is what the "trail" looked like (ouch!):

It reminded me of Mordor - totally desolate and forboding (fine, mock me for my science fiction ways).


Of course, when we got there, it was totally gorgeous.

haleakala

It was a nauseating drive to the top of Haleakala, a dormant volcano in the center of Maui, only to discover the view completely obliterated by clouds. Oh, well - the photos look cool.

highlights from hawaii

Hawaii was fantastic....to be perfectly honest, I am a little bummed to be back in SF (it's cold! and there are no mai tai's!). Highlights of my trip included snorkeling (sea turtles!) and grilled opakapaka at Paia Fish Market:

Reading The Time Traveler's Wife on the beach:

Hiking a lava field:

and the aforementioned Pina Colada:

aloha!

Really....not so shabby.
(Sorry for the crappy photo - I forgot my camera cord, so this was taken with my phone).

mahalo

Aloha! I am off to Maui for the next few days. Mai tai's and spam-burgers await!

view from the top

From the roof of the Clocktower building.