A couple of sunny days dried out muddy trails, ...
... but proved too much for one unfortunate hiker. What was he doing out here, anyways?
However, we survived!
Part of the Waimea festival includes a film festival. Even though it was a beautiful day, we were sort of stoked about getting to spend some time munching popcorn and watching films. They were showing movies from 9 to 9. We arrived around noon, in time to watch a Korean film. The name of the movie was Haemoo. It was Korea's Oscar submission for best foreign film, although it wasn't accepted by the Academy. It was very good, although grim and violent. Not one that Diana would have signed up for if we'd know.
Then we watched a short film which was a senior project by a recent graduate of the Hawaii Film School. The director was there to talk about the film - she spent a year in pre and post production for the eight minute film. Film making must be pretty hard, because the result of all her work was barely watchable. Oh well. The next feature film was made in Japan about an aging actor who specializes in samurai death scenes. Hmm, more Asian violence, perhaps? After two not so enjoyable films we were worn out, so we passed.
Besides, we wanted to finalize booking all our accommodations on Oahu. We're going to be there for almost three weeks, and it takes a long finding the best combination of camping and Airbnb places. So, we headed over to Waimea Public Library, looking forward to settling in and getting our work done.
And, of course, it was Presidents's Day, and the library was closed. Darn. That meant we'd have to drive the half hour back up to the YWCA for the night, then come back down the next day to finish up. Just on a whim, I wondered if we might still get Wifi outside the building, even though the other libraries we've visited turn the internet off when they're closed. Fortunately, we did get a signal, so we sat on a low curb next to the outside wall and rattled away on our computers for a couple of hours. But we still didn't finish up our work. By then, our computer batteries were low and our knees and backs aching from the poor sitting. Oh well, it's a pretty drive up the mountain.
Besides, we wanted to finalize booking all our accommodations on Oahu. We're going to be there for almost three weeks, and it takes a long finding the best combination of camping and Airbnb places. So, we headed over to Waimea Public Library, looking forward to settling in and getting our work done.
And, of course, it was Presidents's Day, and the library was closed. Darn. That meant we'd have to drive the half hour back up to the YWCA for the night, then come back down the next day to finish up. Just on a whim, I wondered if we might still get Wifi outside the building, even though the other libraries we've visited turn the internet off when they're closed. Fortunately, we did get a signal, so we sat on a low curb next to the outside wall and rattled away on our computers for a couple of hours. But we still didn't finish up our work. By then, our computer batteries were low and our knees and backs aching from the poor sitting. Oh well, it's a pretty drive up the mountain.
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