Once I had decided on the Keonekai Villages apartment, I had to go back to the real estate office and slip $20 under the door. I didn’t have any envelopes (Darn, did I forget to pack those? What was I thinking?!) Fortunately Star Market is right across the street from the office, so I ran in there to get envelopes. I also thought I’d grab more beer to sample other local microbrews (don’t worry, I hadn’t finished the six pack yet). I bought one bottle of Kona Brewing Co’s Fire Rock Pale Ale, and one bottle of Kona Brewing Co’s Longboard Lager. I had better luck with these two, the Lager wasn’t spectacular, but it didn’t offend like the Golden Ale. However, the Fire Rock Pale Ale was very much my kind of beer. I also saw quite a surprising thing, Star Market had Mirror Pond stocked on their shelves!! That was a relief to see, even if the price tag was $8.50 for 6...
I went back to L&L Drive In for dinner, this time I got the Teri Steak Plate Lunch. The thin cut beef was very good, but it was a little tough to cut with plastic utensils. I was working my way through it when SNAP! all the tines on my fork broke off. I felt a little embarrassed, but I got up and got another fork, and sat back down to continue eating. This time I was more careful on the cutting, but after a little while, SNAP! down goes another fork! This time I’m very embarrassed, and as I’m sitting there deciding if I’m really going to get up and get another fork, the girl behind the counter hands me another. When I left, the other girl said “Was it good?” I wonder if she was really interested, or was just teasing me for apparently being SO into my food that I broke two forks!
I got back to my hotel room and decided to read a bit more of Maui Revealed. I got a bit of the way through a few sections before I thought to myself “You know what, this book is actually so good that I should really just read it all the way through!” So, I thumbed back to the beginning of the book and started reading. The writing style of the book is pretty fun and casual so it’s really entertaining to read. Don’t know if I’ll really make it all the way through it, but it’s chock full of useful information, so I bet the further I make it through, the better off I’ll be. I started falling asleep around 8:30pm (11:30pm in my mother time zone) so book down, lights off, eyes closed. Gone.
Jake, tell us a little more about our apartment. Where will we sleep? You know, the important stuff.