Day: August 8, 2007

  • The Mongrel Dogs at Sea (4): Review: Next

    Insta Rating: 4 out of 5 OK, it’s a little odd to be reviewing a movie when I’m supposed to be off on a wonderful cruise. But as mentioned before I was pretty wiped out, so I decided to take advantage of the onboard movie theater and catch Next starring Nicholas Cage and Jessica Biel.…

  • The Mongrel Dogs at Sea (3): Kona

    Today we stopped at Kona, which is also on the Big Island. Although I got just as little impression of this town as I did of Hilo, I think I prefer it. It seemed smaller and more relaxed. Although, the hilly terrain would probably spell the death of me. The Kona Highlights tour lived up…

  • The Mongrel Dogs at Sea (2): Island Burning

    Today I stood on the roof of Hawai’i. Tonight I watched an island burn. The first was my scheduled tour of Mauna Kea and the observatories perched at 13,500 feet above sea level and, more importantly, above the cloud layer. According to our guide, a “Pacific inversion” ensures that clouds all form below 11,000 feet…