Aloha Pihemanu

Given the fast speed of the internet connection and the sound of cars on the street, it appears that I no longer find myself on Pihemanu. I've been in a bit of denial of this fact as my experience on Midway was something amazing and not really anything I can appropriately describe in words.

The things I will miss most are:

• Clipper House meals
• beautiful North Beach
• being "brined" on
• nightly albatross and petrel serenades outside my window
• weekly ping-pong and basketball games
• observing the life of seabirds up close
• relying on a bicycle for transportation
• the awesome people of FWS and Chugach! I love you guys!

But! My first big splurge off-island was a ridiculous dish of ice cream at Cold Stone Creamery. So in certain ways I'm happy to be back in the land of personal indulgences. :)

I'm currently spending the next month at Hanalei Wildlife Refuge on Kaua'i and then it's back home for me. I still plan to keep the blog going for a while for those who want to keep checking back.

Hope to see many of you soon!

Aloha,
MD