We arrived into Kahului, Maui.  That's Haleakala, 10,023 feet high, A ten-minute walk away is Maui Mall.  Might go there for some exercise later today.  If so, I'll surely have some Tasaka guri-guri, a concoction that is an ice cream sherbert.  Cash only shop. The Silver Whisper's itinerary did not have Kauai as a stop.   If on our schedule, the ship would not have been able to stop there because of damage caused by Hurricane Lowell .  However, as Kauai has been in the news lately I thought I'd use this day to provide some background for those reading this posting considering a vacation there.   Hurricane Lowell cause considerable damage to Kauai, including knocking out power to 90% of residents. That is bad enough, but Kauai was a few days ago identified as having a  COVID positivity rate of 13% .  Authorities began to take measures when this number reaches 10%.  And, by the way, we heard from a 15 Craigide resident tha...

This is Sunday, February 16, 2025.  What has happened in history on this day? First, this is the 47th day of the year, with 318 days left in 2025.  Not a leap year. Donald Trump is the 47th PUS  ( P resident of the  U nited  S tates). According to  Wikipedia . 1796  The British conquered Ceylon, now called Sri Lanka. 1923  Howard Carter unsealed the burial chamber on Pharaoh Tutankhamun. 1937  Wallace Carothers receives a U.S. patent for nylon. 1959  Fidel Castro became Premier, or El Comandante, of Cuba. He served in this capacity for 32 years. 1968  9-1-1 emergency telephone system goes into service, in Alabama. 1985  Hezbollah is founded in Lebanon. 2006  The last Mash (Mobile Army Surgical Hospital) is decommissioned. In other words, nothing much happened in history on this day. Watch a  short video of February 6 .  And  another .  By  Dr. Zarr . As of today,  ranking of most famous Genera...