I found some additional employment with a lovely local family. I drive their 14 year old son to and from school in Hilo on most school days. That amounts to about 100 miles a day for 2 round trips. In between driving, I help the boy's mama with shopping and light housekeeping. She is dealing with some health issues, and her husband has to travel off-island frequently. Such nice humans, and there is even a six degrees of Mendocino connection!
On work days, I get up at 5:00 a.m. in order to pick up my passenger in Laupahoehoe at 6:30. Which is not that big a deal for me, since I am quite often awake by then. This IS the sunrise side of the island, after all. That and the fact that I am fifty-five! I find that hitting the hay early on work nights is not a problem when one is up before sunrise. And the sunrises I see are such a fine way to start the day.
I still work at the library, and will continue there. I was needing a few more hours of work to help to keep our nest feathered. Would love to retire altogether, but can't quite pull it off.. YET!
The man is almost midway through a 15-week organic farming intensive, offered by the NHERC in Honoka'a. The course was made possible due to grants to promote more sustainable and economically viable farming here on the Hamakua Coast. He goes twice a week, and is learning so much about how to care for and benefit from our land. And returns home exhausted, yet most exhilarated. We are thankful to be gleaning important knowledge that we will pass on to our children, who will (ideally) be the future stewards of this land.
As for today, I am enjoying a day off, despite some vog in the atmosphere... Kilauea Volcano had it's 30th anniversary last week!! Happy Aloha Friday!
4 comments:
200 miles a day r/t? Yikes that's a lot!!! I am looking for work around here to no avail. Every Craigslist job has been a huge scam. Glad you are able to pick up some more work!
Revision time! It's actually 2 round trips to Hilo when I work. About 25 miles from my employers place to Hilo.
So... Only 100 miles a day if I go back and forth twice. And they pay for all gasoline costs, luckily. Also, my "commute" is pretty spectacular!
Well do drop on by when you get a moment!
Sounds like a good way to keep the nest feathered. And the organic gardening class sounds excellent. Can't wait to see what you grow this year.
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