looking

not much to report on. just looking....for a room, for a job, for places to hang out.

my first preference is Kailua. If you read the first blog you know why.



Honolulu is very bike friendly. I rode over 12 miles today. Not very long on a trail or empty road, but a vast distance in a big city.
Bike lanes on some roads, signs that tell drivers "share the road".
And they do a pretty good job of doing that. Kailua seems even more bike friendly, with wide bike lanes on seemingly every road.

There's no way I could travel the distance I've gone around Oahu without the bike.
Already, three dudes have told me "Nice Cannondale. "
One was a homeless guy, but it still counts. He was impressed by the amount of
spokes on the wheel. This bike was built in the 90s. If you ever want a fast bike
that lasts forever, buy Cannondale.
I paid 150 to ship it.
150 would probably buy me a kids 1 speed mountain bike here.
Well worth it.
There are these black pipes welded together on the street to form the silhouette of a bike every block or so, to lock your bike onto. Very convenient.

Currently I live with 3 girls. One works at night at night, I rarely see her. The other is a student from Minnesota. The one I know from Fort Worth works full time.
We hung out a lot the first few days but since then they seem very preoccupied talking and hanging out with
the young men that serve our country based in Hawaii, particularly the Navy and the Marines.
Very popular among them these two are.
Until now, I never realized females were "allowed" to stay overnight at marine barracks....
If you're thinking, "what if they see this?!?!", don't worry.
I've joked with them about it plenty. The worst they could do is kick me out, but then who would do their dishes, take out their trash, throw dead mice away, and even, sadly, take off their nail polish?
Either way, I plan on leaving soon and I'm very gracious to them for letting me crash here while I get on my feet. I know the bus routes and two of the cities rather well by now.
The knowledge is there, time to use it for action.

I promise to get to the sailing story next blog. Mahalo.