Drive

The drive to Waimanalo was long and laborious yesterday afternoon. When I arrived at the approximate location, I called the landlord on the cheap "smartphone." The landlord guided me onto the property, which actually is quite a spread out in the middle of nowhere. There are two houses and ample land for the nursery. However, the nursery really doesn't make any money. It's more like a hobby for the landlord. I was shown the small attached studio, my temporary home until I find something else.

Waimanalo has grown quite a bit. I am acquainted with Waimanalo because I had to drive through it with my Nissan® Frontier truck for the usual Hawai'i Kai visit when I resided in Kane'ohe. Waimanalo is still a "one-horse town" or what the locals call "country." I chatted with the landlord and the landlord's husband for a while, long enough to delay my evening outing. I unpacked as quickly as possible, and headed to Hawai'i Kai. I thought that I would be able to ride the bus to the den of consumerism (read: shopping mall) in Kahala, but there really wasn't enough time. So, I ended up at the fast food joint in Hawai'i Kai. There's several fast food joints in Waimanalo, but I just didn't want to be there. Town is where I belong. In fact, I sort of miss Chaos Manor (read: rental housing).

Incidentally, I am thankful that the landlord has offered me temporary lodging at the same rent as Chaos Manor. The room is small, but detached from the main house. There are three small windows, which makes it seem more like a dungeon. It has a small bathroom with a shower. Utilities, laundry facilities, and a few other amenities are included. And, it's furnished. I will also have Net access. I cannot complain. However, I will need to commence my search for a place in town. I doubt that I can rely upon Alan. So, I'm on my own.

The common cold prevented me from sleeping well. Otherwise, there really wasn't much in the way of noise except a few roosters crowing in the distance. Occasionally, a dog was heard barking. Quite a drastic change from Chaos Manor. I was up at 7:30am. Just as I was ready to depart for Hawai'i Kai, I espied the landlord walking around the expansive property. We ended up chatting for a while. So, my departure was delayed. The drive to Hawai'i Kai, although much longer than I prefer, was very nice. Very little traffic, scenic with little in the way of city driving stupidity.

Usual Hawai'i Kai visit. Moms is doing fine, relatively speaking. I will probably discuss family matters in a future "blog" post. Nothing pressing or out of the ordinary, though. I performed my usual workout at the gym, going at a leisurely pace. Afterwards, I placed all of my gym gear into my vehicle. I donned my evening outing pack and waited for the next bus.

The bus ride to the den of consumerism in Kahala took 35 minutes, although I arrived much earlier than usual. The whole process has been a rehearsal for what may become my regular routine. Tentatively, I have decided to drive my vehicle to Hawai'i Kai every morning. I will park in the Koko Marina parking structure (except on Monday and Friday visits). Then, I will ride the bus to town. The standard agenda and itinerary will remain unchanged. In the late afternoon, I will return to Hawai'i Kai to drop off my gym gear. Then, I will initiate the evening outing from there, just as I did this evening.

Overall, I have outlined the most practical procedure to circumvent my residence in the middle of nowhere. I could ride the bus to and from Waimanalo, but returning there in the afternoon to drop off my gym gear would be impractical time-wise. Given that I will be motoring around more, I must consider the purchase of a smaller, fuel-efficient vehicle. Sometimes, I really don't know.