North Shore, Oahu
Back in the 1970’s I’d spent quite a lot of my time surfing. Although I never got very good at it, when in Hawaii I...
Category: Work Trips
Sans Souci Park
Named after the Sans Souci Hotel, “Carefree” Park separated the New Otani Kaimana Beach Hotel from the main hotel strip at Waikiki Beach. I’d walk...
Waikiki Beach and The Wall
At the north end (Waikiki) end of San Souci Beach, Kapiolani Beach becomes Queen’s Beach which is separated from Kuhio Beach by the “Waikiki Wall”....
Plantations and the Windward Side
Windward Side: The Hawaiian Islands lie in the zone of trade winds from the northeast or east-northeast. On Oahu a mountain barrier means that most...
Garrett Creek Ranch
The 10th and final session of the Ocean Observing System Development Panel was held at the Garrett Creek Ranch in Paradise, Texas, from the 3rd...
Day 1: To Amarillo and Canyon
Saturday October 8th: We left Garrett Creek Ranch to drive to canyon via Amarillo. We were driving through Texas past many oil wells. Lunch was...
Day 2: Canyon, Palo Duro, Conchas Lake
Sunday October 9th: Over breakfast we talked with the Hudspeth House inn keeper who had lived in Cheltenham. He pointed out the location of the...
Day 3: Conchas Lake to New Buffalo via Las Vegas
Monday October 10th: We had an early morning, peaceful walk along by the lake. A man fishing told us that here in New Mexico we...
Day 4: Taos Pueblo, Taos, and the Rio Grande Canyon
Tuesday October 11th: Up to now each day had been sunny but there was an early morning ground frost at New Buffalo. We visited Taos...