December 11, 2004

02 California Dreaming.. a bright and glorious morning at Seal Beach pier. There was an "off shore flow" which is wind coming from the desert towards the ocean, in other times of year this creates the hot and infamous "Santa Ana Wind" that dries out the land and creates perfect conditions for brush fires. In winter the wind is frigid, and southern California had been having record low temperatures and even snow in some very odd places! It also blows the smog out and creates beautiful clear skies!

my flight to Los Angeles was long and uneventful. Woody had dropped me off early as he needed to open the shop, and there were delays... I don't mind getting stuck in Honolulu as I love that airport, the shopping is fun and they have some lovely little eating spots. I am not a gourmet by a long shot.

I have spent a lot of time over these last three years thinking about "going back"... Can one go back home? I don't think so. For your memories of a place are frozen in time...Static...Yet for those left behind time has moved forward. I was to have this graphically demonstrated for me in the coming days. The changes in people places and things I had know was amazing to me... Also the changes in me, according to friends was marked as well. Positive changes I was told, and not just my short hair...For all of our trials Hawaii has been good for me.