Surfers Coffee

It's Tuesday! Yes, it's also New Year's Eve but more importantly, it's Tuesday! Which means breakfast day. Because Kai likes coffee, we went to Surfers Coffee in Wahiawa; Brent & I walked past it when we were doing the Pineapple Run 10K back in May.

The view from the sidewalk. There is very limited parking in front.

A large house blend coffee and Large Açaí Bowl with strawberries.

Mochi Waffles.

A Small Açaí Bowl with strawberries, cacao nibs, and macadamia nuts and a medium green tea.

The decor in the bathroom.

More bathroom decor.

This & other prints and surf movie posters cover the walls in the dining area.

The parking is in back, you walk through the alley to get there.

Its easy to miss the sign that tells you the lot is also for Surfers Coffee.

I was going to start out the morning with my usual sunrise walk but on the drive up I got a call; it was Janice, she's coming to visit next year. During the drive up I saw no regulars and I didn't see any during my walk either. Which was probably a good thing since I spent all of my walking time talking to Janice! We kind of get started on one topic and drift to others then come back to the main reason for the call.

Twenty-eight minutes before sunrise on Waiʻalae.

Seventeen minutes before sunrise on Maunalani.

Sunrise on Sierra! Not as nice as yesterday.

After breakfast, when we left Curtis' house, we took the tables and benches to use for dinner tomorrow night. On the way back we made a stop at Don Quijote to pick up a pork butt roast for kalua pork and some other New Years items; we also picked up omiyage for Kai as well as me. It was a zoo there! I have never been in such a long line there.

In the checkout line; there are at least 4 people behind me.

Don Quijote is branching out to piñatas!

I love chestnuts!

When we finally made it out it was too late to got to spend time with Dad, so I concentrated on finishing the clean up of the family room.

The couch is usable again!

I made another Fathead Pizza for dinner tonight. It turns out Kai likes it; I will get him some supplies so that he can make his own when he gets back home. I used the pizza wheel that The Roommates gave me for Christmas; it works so much better than a knife!


Since Kai did not want to go to check out the fireworks we stayed home and just tried to keep Luna and S'mores as calm as possible. The new windows helped; closing them muffled the noise of the neighborhood fireworks.

Hauʻoli lā Hānau to Amy & Trevor da Mouse! And Hauʻoli lā Hoʻomanao #36 to Terry & Pam!

Rob & Lily

During my mid-morning walk I saw Rob & Lily down at the park. Rob was bouncing the giant ball, tossing it up the slope to the parking lot, and having Lily follow along. Sometimes she would interact with it. Later they passed me on Lurline as they were on their way back home. They were the only regulars I saw during my mid-morning walk.

Rob & Lilly playing with the ball; there was so much glare I'm surprised I got even this photo!

On the drive up this morning I saw no regulars. During my walk I saw Ona & Rio on the circle; they were almost finished with that lap. Down by the park I saw Lorraine; then I saw her again on Lurline. As I was making my way up Lurline, Wendy drove by. Towards the top of Lurline I passed Leslie & Ipo, who wanted to get back home and kept pulling on her lead while Leslie & I talked! Later I caught up with Ken as he walked Toto & Chico by the parking lot. I saw Mike & Marley twice during my cool down stretches; once starting, once ending. I also saw Popokilani, she was relaxing on the ramp up to physical therapy.

Twenty-six minutes before sunrise on Waiʻalae.

Fifteen minutes before sunrise on Maunalani.

Three minutes after sunrise on Sierra.

Dad was eating breakfast in bed when I arrived. He finished half his fried egg sandwich and all of his papaya and banana.

Lunch today was Baked fish (0g) & dill sauce (2g), Rice pilaf, Green beans with bacon (4g), Garden salad (3g), and Broccoli cheese soup (7g)


In the afternoon. Kai came up with Curtis to visit Dad. It was a shorter visit than usual; Dad did not recognize him. Dad didn't feel like starting a conversation and Kai is not good at making small talk that doesn't involve computers.

I finally got the dining room set up for New Years dinner. As soon as the table was cleared Luna jumped up on it! Aue! I had to put empty boxes and other things near the edge to keep her off of it. Kai & I still need to work on the family room to make that presentable.

The table cloth is now the only thing on the table.

The cat excluders.

On Sunday The Roommates had reorganized the middle room and cleared out the living room so that we can set up tables there.


Another thing I noticed about The Book of Eli, the movie I watched last night with Kai, was that although for the most part the action takes place in the desert neither of the protagonists wears a hat and they don't sweat either. There's one other thing I noticed but if I mention that it will spoil the movie for those of you who are interested in seeing it.

Hauʻoli lā Hānau to Bria!

Normal Day?

During my drive up this morning I saw no one walking. As I started my sunrise walk I saw Laure with Champ & Molly starting her walk; I later saw them as they were finishing their walk. I saw Wendy with Bella & Mickey in the distance; she wears a safety vest so it is easier to spot her. I saw Lorraine by the park, her daughter wasn't with her today. I saw Romeo & Karpo; it looked like they had just finished their walk. At the lower end of the park I ran in to Gerry again; we talked for about 15 minutes this time. During my cool down stretches I did not see any regulars; I think it was because I was later than usual.

Thirteen minutes before sunrise on Maunalani.

Four minutes after sunrise on Sierra.

Dad was eating breakfast in bed when I arrived. He did not eat any of his fried egg sandwich today but he finished all his papaya and banana. He drank 120 ml cranberry juice but no water.

During my midmorning walk I saw Ron & Lily just as they were leaving their house in the car; I later saw them down at the park. There was a very large ball that Ron had in his car that was now out on the field but I did not see what they did with it; it's so large it takes up the whole back seat. Later I saw Peter coming down Lurline. During my cool down stretches on the 3rd floor lanaʻi I was able to get a good look at the tree that was trimmed earlier; they took quite a bit off but it will be back in no time.



I skipped lunch today, I was still feeling full from yesterday's lunch. Dad ate all his 1/2 peanut butter & banana sandwich and all the pie. He drank 120 ml juice but no water.

I left just after lunch today; I had to put in the sushi order for the New Years dinner as well as buy some supplies for making other low carb dinners. I really need to get back to eating low carb again. The Potential Most Favorite Roommate brought home a batch of nishime made by one of his clients; she gifts him with nishime every year.

I was going to do more clean up, I was also only going to do a short nap before I started. I got up just before dinner. Aue! I'm not sure why I am so tired. But I decided I needed to do the nap more than clean just to be on the safe side in case I am trying to fight something off.

I ended the evening watching The Book of Eli with Kai. It is a post-apocalyptic movie that is like a blend of westerns and Asian martial arts. I was a little distracted by the protagonist saying he was directed by a voice to go west; someone was not diligent in shooting the scenes where he is walking west to make sure that the shadows cast indicated that he was indeed going west. For about 1/3 the scenes where he is on his journey he is actually walking east, about another 1/3 is west, and the final 1/3 is difficult to say since the shadow is too short for me to say definitively. (If we paused the movie and measured I am sure we could figure it out.)

Hauʻoli lā Hānau to niece Sarah! And also to Jesse, Lynne, Eric, & Ava! This also would have been the 2nd birthday of my Fitbit if it had lasted this long. And 11 years ago I started work on this day as a senior environmental planner for Public Works; I had 3 days seniority over all the other new hires from PDS that started on January 1st!

Picnic at Byodo-in Temple

We met Tricia for lunch today; we decided to do a picnic at the Byodo-in Temple. Tricia goes there about once a year to enjoy the tranquility of the area; but today there were over 3000 visitors according to the parking attendant. Tricia said she had never seen it this busy. But we had a peaceful lunch at the employee tables.

Tricia heads over the bridge towards the temple.

One of the many cats at the temple.

Tricia & Kai in a post-lunch book discussion.

We started out our picnic by meeting Tricia at Chile Relleno No. 1, in the shopping mall across the street from the Valley of the Temples. Tricia got the Tradicionales Burrito, Kai got the Grande Burrito, & I got the Chile Colorado Fiesta Bowl.

Grande Burrito.

Chile Colorado Fiesta Bowl.

Tricia uses a scooter to get around when there is more walking than a hundred feet or so. Its a cool little scooter; she said it weighed about 50 pounds. And it comes apart and folds up, too! She said it also has the most ground clearance at 4&1/2 inches. An unusual feature of her scooter is that the motor is in the front wheel so she can't ride through standing water. It also has less power but she is fine with the trade-offs.

She was so fast I missed the 1st part where she removed the battery.

The pieces are light enough she can handle it by herself.

All pau!

I started the morning with my sunrise walk. On the drive up I saw no one; it was a little drizzly. I thought I might be in for another rained out morning but it slowed then stopped. On the circle I saw Laure with Champ & Molly getting ready to start their walk, then I saw Yan & Lucky, but they were the only ones I saw this morning. Even during my cool down stretches I saw no other regulars. It was a little wet but not at all as wet as yesterday.

Eighteen minutes before sunrise on Waiʻalae.

Rain nine minutes before sunrise.

Four minutes before sunrise on Maunalani.

Eleven minutes after sunrise on Sierra.

Dad was in bed eating breakfast when I arrived at his room. He finished half his fried egg sandwich and all of the papaya and banana. He drank 120 ml cranberry juice and 120 ml water.

Last night Kai was watching Magnum PI and wondering where one of the driving scenes was; it was the road out to Waimanalo. We left a little early today to meet Tricia so I could take him around that way. We ended up being late because I had not anticipated the traffic jams caused by tourists; I was totally unprepared for how much more traffic there is now on these roads! (There are no photos since I was driving.)

Hauʻoli lā Hānau to Jennifer!