Jun 3, 2008
Aloha! That's a word that can mean “Hello”, “Goodbye”, or “I
love you”. But in this case, it means yes, we finally took
our trip to Hawaii. We had a glorious week packed with activity on
the island of Oahu, and we've devoted this podcast to telling you
about some of the things we did, interlaced with some sounds we
captured at the Polynesian Culture Center.
We spent a day at the Polynesian Culture Center, soaking in the
sights, sounds and tastes (a luau was included in our package) of
several Pacific Island cultures. We visited Pearl Harbor, where we
stood on a platform that overlooks the USS Arizona, sunk in the
water a few feet below the surface.We went snorkeling at Hanauma
Bay coral reef, where we were face to face with exotic species of
fish we'd never seen before – Zephyr even had a close encounter
with a huge sea turtle. We also went swimming at Waikiki Beach and
Kailua Beach, where Kimberly used to swim when she lived in Hawaii
as a child. And in Kailua we met Wally Amos, the founder of the
original Famous Amos cookie company, who now owns a cookie shop
there, and also is active in promoting reading to children.
Now we're back at “home” (I.e., the Continental U.S.) and it's
crunch time to get our new show ready for its premiere on June 11.
We're now a two-person act onstage, since Zephyr recently retired,
but you can still hear his voice on the podcasts.
Our apologies for the tardiness of this post. In addition to our
trip, we've faced a mountain of technical difficulties lately.
Mahalo!
Barefoot Dennis, Flower-Haired Kimberly and Sunburned Zephyr