HI to FL - Bridge

Yes, in Hawaii there is lots of water... but one of the things that Hawaii lacks that there are plenty of here in Florida are bridges.

This particular day, we just decided to travel and go over the Sunshine Skyway Bridge and it was really cool.  No, it is not as grandiose as Sydney Harbour Bridge, but, its a pretty cool bridge nonetheless.

It even looks like it is made out of gold... (oooohhhh)

Mahalo for reading. 

Until next time.

e-reader FAN!

Wow, I bought my Kindle on the big island because it was not only on sale but because it was a returned item, so it was super cheap!  

Cool thing about these items are it still comes with a warranty, and all electronics bought at Target comes with their support for a whole year (if you have any problems with set-up, etc.)

Well, I've read a lot more books that I thought I would, especially on my last trip to Dominican Republic. I'm actually going to be publishing a blog with a list of all of my Kindle books (if you would like to borrow one, let me know!)

So far, I have read...

Water for Elephants

The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down

Goodness Gracious Green

Shopaholic Ties the Knot

The Undomestic Goddess

Shopaholic Takes Manhattan

Confessions of a Shopaholic

Can You Keep a Secret?

My Kindle

Mahalo for reading. 

Until next time.

HI to FL - Old/New Friend

Old... New Friend...  No she isn't old... but we've met for the first time 8 years ago in Hawaii... back when I was living at Kamakee Vista... OMG.

She was my couchsurfing guest... 

Who would have thought we would have reunited 8 years later and I would be the one being shown around this city?!

Well, that and we're both living here in St. Pete!

We went to Dali museum which was beyond phenomenal.  Here is a picture I took from the outside.

I didn't take any pictures of the paintings (I didn't want to get in trouble)... Had such a great time!  We had a tour with a docent and I learned so much about Dali.  

His paintings have so many dimensions and underlying meanings - one can probably study them for years (and I'm guessing people have!)

I'm sure we'll be exploring more of St. Pete and Tampa! 

Will keep you posted!

Mahalo for reading. 

Until next time.

Exploring St. Petersburg...

At first glance, St. Petersburg can be intimidating, but once you figure out the street grid system, its really quite manageable....

So... Avenues run east and west... and Streets run North and South (aaaahhhhh)...

You see the 10 mile marker?, that's 1 Ave N, and one below it is 1 Ave S (each a one way), there is a street in the middle called... wait for it... Central Ave...

St. Pete actually isn't a really big place... I've zigged and zagged up and down, and really can't wait to explore some more on the islands...

Thinking of heading up to Treasure Island soon and maybe even ride my bike all the way from Tampa!

Gasp!

Mahalo for reading. 

Until next time.

HI to FL - Water

Aloha everyone!

Wow, can't believe it has almost been a week since I wrote a blog spot...

Sorry about that, alright, well this weekend was a bit of exploration here in St. Pete.  

I visited the pier here in St. Pete (which is actually closing in May).

The day was really nice, it was warm, I was looking forward to seeing the water, which is actually quite close to my house.

Well, its not quite Hawaii, and no I didn't get in the water, but its still beautiful nonetheless.

The wind was quite salty.

Mahalo for reading. 

Until next time.