Portuguese donuts! Though they don’t have a whole in the middle, these hot from the oven donuts are great! You can get them filled with custard but I went with the original and the cinnamon sugar-covered one. They are very doughy and soft and filling! I went to one of Leonard’s food truck/ “Malasadamobiles,” the one in Waipahu. The story goes that Leonard’s grandparents came … Continue reading Malasadas
I drove the southern half island circle today. I wanted to get my bearings for excursions I’ll be doing later. Stopped first at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific — called the Punchbowl. it’s in a crater from an extinct volcano. A very tranquil place. The Punchbowl’s Hawaiian name, “Puowaina,” is most commonly translated as “Hill of Sacrifice.” According to the Cemetery’s website (https://www.cem.va.gov/CEMs/nchp/nmcp.asp): … Continue reading Oahu Half-Circle
I’ve had two very different experiences with, of all things, servals. I’d always had a vague image of them, a cat-like African animal; that was about it. Then about 10 years ago I visited the Wild Animal Sanctuary in Keenesburg, Colorado. I’d long since become disenchanted with zoos–I should say zoos that have small, depressing facilities without the resources to provide open spaces for their … Continue reading Servals Here and Servals There
Is it cliche to say that this trip changed me? Perhaps, but it doesn’t make it less true. I’ve traveled a good bit, mostly Western Europe, some central Europe, South and Latin America, and I always rolled my eyes a bit when travel books would say “spend time with the people wherever you go.” I’m introverted, with some social anxiety thrown in; it doesn’t come … Continue reading What Surprised Me in Kenya and Tanzania—and What I Learned
In Kenya and Tanzania mainland Continue reading Flowers of East Africa
It was hard to imagine an extinct caldera that was more than 15 miles wide and somehow housed elephants, lions, wildebeest, zebras, and many other animals — a microcosm of the animals that lived “outside.” It’s also a UNESCO World Heritage Site, site of the Leakeys’ research, and a stunning mix of grasslands, rain forest, lakes, trees, and dusty ground. The volcano that created the caldera … Continue reading Ngorongoro Crater
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