Tuesday August 22, 2023
Today I go to Hilo with Becka. While she goes to her massage clinic, I go to the Booch Bar for kombucha, eggs and sweet potato breakfast, sitting outside, admiring the mural on the wall across the street.
My granddaughter Aurora joins me and we chat for a while, then she walks with me to various clothing shops, as I am still looking for a Hawaiian skirt.
When Becka gets off work, she and I go to Rainbow Falls on the outskirts of Hilo. According to Hawaiian legend, this magnificent 80-foot falls on the Wailuku River is said to be the home of the moon goddess Hina.
Rainbow Falls is surrounded by jungle vegetation and great trees, including African tulip trees which are an invasive species from Africa that is thriving on Big Island to the detriment of native species.
We walk downstream from Rainbow Falls and look down at lively rapids.
Nearby is a banyan forest, so once again I gaze in admiration at trees that are beyond the scope of a cell phone photo to capture their awesome size.
At the edge of the banyan forest, there is a stand where a Hawaiian dude with bleached hair whacks open a fresh coconut, sticks in a big straw, and voila, fresh coconut milk. I couldn’t resist!
Back at Becka’s place, we both take naps, I, because I wake up too early here, she, because she works so hard.
Wednesday August 23
Becka works all day at her massage clinic. I stay home and do odds and ends for her: laundry, clean vases, and water plants on the lanai, as well as my own projects. I think this was the only day that we didn’t go somewhere or have someone come over.
The weather continues to be in the 80-85 range in the day time, with light trade winds and rain showers every day. During the morning rain, I go for a walk to catch a rainbow just down the street.
