Thursday, September 24, 2009

God's Country

A L O H A!

Glad you made it. You like go holoholo?


(In Hawaiian, "holoholo" means

"leisurely journey")


Jus` jump in da car fo` some island cruising.

We stay going to Waimanalo.


Dey call it: "God's Country."

Stay Come - We GO!





Oh funny eh?





Waimanalo is pure country.

Hawaiians live there on Homestead lots, rich haoles (Caucasians/foreigners) have most of da beach front.

But Waimanalo Beach Park is a favorite camping area for all.

Locals call it "Sherwood Forrest" or Sherwoods."

Bellows Air Force Station is a military beachfront-recreational

(and training) area. Sometimes the Marines "take the beach" in amphibious vehicles.







"Half the fun of the travel is the esthetic of lostness."

Ray Bradbury







Almost there!



The road here is right by the sea. Shallow "flats" run out to the reef creating an idyllic protected bay.
This is the sunrise side of Oahu.




"The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page." St. Augustine



Look, rabbit island!





"I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel's sake.
The great affair is to move."
Robert Louis Stevenson










"I think that travel comes from some deep urge to see the world, like the urge that brings up a worm in an Irish bog

to see the moon when it is full."

Lord Dunsany




We made it to Our Friend's back yard in Wamanalo.





Know what folks do in da back yard?

We grind (eat) and we bring out da instruments fo` play some music

Kanikapila style!





Check out Bruddah (below) he going talk Hawaiian fo` minute,

den goof around for a bit, but DEN he going sing some ono (delicious) falsetto fo` you!


From e-Hawaii:

"kanikapila (kani ka pila)(kah knee kah pee la)
Definition: literally defined, kani means sound and pila means any string musical instrument or to play music. Informally, it simply means to gather together and play music.

Used In A Sentence: We go kanikapila dis weekend.

In English: Why don’t we get together this weekend and play some music with each other?"







Glad you could make it ;-]








"Wandering re-establishes the original harmony which once existed between man and the universe."

Anatole France






Aloha! Cloudia

16 comments:

Sandee said...

And? :)

Jean said...

god is just simply gracious.

From me to you, suejean =)

claude said...

This morning I have photographied the sunset. I love Hawaïan music.

the walking man said...

When I realized that traveling really meant wandering it was then the world became so much bigger and smaller too. Mahalo for the trip over the waves.

Bubblewench said...

That gave me the biggest smile this morning. Sweet.

Sandee said...

Got the and. Thanks. I love all the shots. They are spectacular.

Have a terrific day. :)

Deborah Godin said...

This was a wonderful mid-morning wander! Lovely lovely photos, thoughts, and great music!

Elizabeth Bradley said...

He just looks as if he's having the best time! Thanks, needed a boost this morning.

Anonymous said...

Is the rabbit the turtle, or is the turtle farther north?
DrumMajor

Rachel said...

Traveling is such a beautiful thing! Each new place I visit reminds me how small I am, and how amazing our universe is. Two of my favorite traveling quotes are:

“The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.” – St. Augustine

and

“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness.” Mark Twain

Cloudia said...

Thank you Friends!
Rabbit Island and Mokapu (The turtle) are two diff places ;-)


i love you guys!

Regina said...

Beautiful island.
Lovely shots.

magiceye said...

thank you for taking me on a lovely holoholo!

namaste /\
aloha!

Cloudia said...

Thank you dear folks too!

SandyCarlson said...

I sure do love all of this. And the Bradbury quote makes my day.

Teresa said...

This terrific post didn't show up on my blog roll till today, either. Thanks for taking us on the scenic tour!