Post #492666 by Unga Bunga on Sun, Nov 8, 2009 12:18 AM

On 2009-11-07 23:11, msteeln wrote:

On 2009-11-06 15:01, Mongoloid wrote:
I moved over to Oahu when i was 21. I was determined and there was nothing that would stand in my way, if i had to work at McDonalds and live in a shoebox, then so be it, because the trade off would be that im going to be able to surf Waikiki everyday. CDs i sometimes sold to pawn shops for a buck a piece, or go to Kapiolani park and get some free food plates from the Hari Krishnas.
Your story is similar to mine, loid. I came to Hawaii in '75, age 20, from the S/E LA areas with a free flight, awesome job and live aboard on a 160' schooner all lined up. Sailed the islands constantly w/Windjammer Cruises for 5 years before moving to Ka'a'awa. Had my own 40' sailboat on the 800 row in Ala Wai Harbor for 5 years until 2002, and watched the 9-11 horrors at 2:30am aboard, beachfront in Waikiki. Talk about dichotomy.
Gotta say, those Krishna meals at Kap. Park were awesome!

Great story!
I worked om American Hawaiian Cruises for 2 years.
The view of Hawaii from the water, the best!