Cruise Trek –Day 4 Tuesday, 02 June, 2003 8:00a.m. HST Somewhere in the Pacific, between Hawaii and Fanning Island The air is heavy and humid. We are under a blanket of grey clouds, but it doesn’t look or feel like rain. The seas are exceptionally calm, too. I doubt they are more than five feet….

Aloha! I am writing this from the Reading Room aboard the Norwegian Star, as we cruise between Hawaii and Fanning Island. I am such a dork, I wanted to bring my garmin, so I could update position with much greater accuracy . . . but it was forgotten in the chaos that surrounded our leaving…

Day 3.5 1:17 PM HST In port at Hilo We are pushing away from the dock as I write this. The ship shudders and the water between us and the dock boils violently.The ship’s horn just blew a long blast, and Anne and I looked at each other and said, without any planning, “The looovvveee…

Day 3: Monday June 2, 2003. 6:30 AM HST Off the coast of Hilo, Hawaii As I type this, I am sitting on my verandah, looking out at the Hilo coastline. The sun is just risen, and is sitting between the sea and the clouds. The ocean is calm and the air is warm and…

Day 2: Sunday June 1, 2003, 8:04 a.m. HST Honolulu Hawaii The convention yesterday was fantastic. It was small — about 300 people — but that seemed to be the perfect number of fans. I brought 20 copies of Dancing Barefoot with me, and sold them all!! Many people came over to me and told…