One Month Later...

We returned to Eureka on Thanksgiving day,after a month in our new Hawaii hale (house).  We plan to be here for 2-3 weeks only because....
...our Eureka house is in escrow set to close 12/8
...the moving container is due to arrive then...
...and Dexter's house-quarantine is complete

We spent a wonderful month at our new hale tackling the list of things to do:  Getting our water set-up completed.  This meant getting the 10,000 tank cleaned out and partly filled.  Then getting the gutter up so that the daily rain would keep the catchment tank full for all our water usage.  Installing the filtration system was on the list too -- so that we now have extremely wonderful drinking water (from the rain).  We did a LOT of work on the yard and began to envision where gardens and beds would be.

We shipped our truck off from Oakland and it arrived about 2 weeks into our stay AND we already have our Hawaii license plates on it.  It felt odd driving it in Hawaii after having driving it exclusively for so many years in California.  When we leave in December, we will also be taking our new Nissan Versa down for shipment over.  Both our furniture, personal items and Versa car will be arriving before Christmas -- which will make the holiday very special in our new place.

We also had fun exploring our new "country" -- because in many ways it is a completely new living situation.  First of all it is 75-80 every day with wonderful trade winds that make it feel cool and refreshing most of the time.  Yes, it rains almost every day, but mostly at night.  The rain varies from a soft whisper to a dramatic downpour.  But, there are blue skies and fluffy clouds almost every day.  We visited markets, galleries, swimming places, hikes, parks and began to really get familiar with our neighborhood.  (to "see" what all this looks like, you can Goggle/Images for:  Puna and you will get a sense of where we live.)

We are meeting lots of new people and making friendships in the process.   We don't have a phone line or internet at our house, so at this time, we have to drive 2 miles into Pahoa (closest town) for our connection.  When we go back, that will be next on the list.