I am staying in unit 209 at the Shearwater all by myself! This place is huge... it is a crime to be here alone! Also, for those not familiar with the Shearwater, unit 209 sits right on the edge of the cliff on the top floor with vaulted ceilings. It is angled for a supreme view down the coast towards the lighthouse as well as a view down the coast in the other direction. The side window looks out over the pool. I think this unit might just be the best of the lot. I'll take pics sometime later this week.
I arrived on Kauai tonight. After getting my rental car and driving though Kapaa, daylight dwindled. Because I ran out of daylight so soon after arrival, I figured tonight was as good as any to buy groceries, then I checked in... that's when I realized what a waste this place is to be all just for me. Then I decided it was time to eat. I first checked to see if either of the restaurants at the Hanalei Bay Resort were reopened yet... that would have been my first choice for old times sake. But the guard I talked to said he has heard nothing about when they might reopen. I'll go back later this week to speak to the manager and find out the official word. Then I drove down to Hanalei to pick a place to eat. Kalypso was the pick. It used to be called something else, but I can't remember what. It is the place on the corner in the same block as the Ching Young Village. It was alright, but I probably won't go back... because it was just alright.
Now, why, you may ask, am I all alone on this trip where I'll be at the Shearwater for a week, then the Lawaii for a week, then at the Westin for a week... all in two bedroom condos... all by myself. Because of the half dozen or so people/couples that I have been traveling with for the past few years, none of them have kept a steady job... sometimes through no fault of their own. I was going to be here with two couples this trip, but one person from each couple lost a job in the last few months. Ironically, there are probably a dozen friends who have begged me to take them with me, but they wanted me to buy their plane tickets!
Why am I reporting this here? Because after arriving here at the Shearwater in this huge and gorgeous location, I have decided it is ridiculous that I am here alone and I am taking my battle against being alone to the next level! I have long ago and continue to subscribe to two dating sites that have gotten me nowhere! You may ask, "what about meeting women the old fashined way?" I'll admit to being a workaholic. Granted most of the people I consider friends are employees. All of the people who have begged me to take them with me are employees or former employees. I work at the store seven days a week. Then I come home and work on the store website till I go to bed. Then I get up and do it all again. As some of you may have noticed, I take a few breaks from working on the website to comment now and then on TUG. I also take breaks to play with my three dogs between their napping. I also go on a lot of vacations... sort of. The only way I can justify taking so many vacations is to bring my work along with me. Some of you may have noticed that I consider ocean view rooms very important. That is because I like to sit on the lanai for a couple hours, working during the daylight and like to see and hear the ocean waves while working. After the sun goes down, I am either sleeping or working on the website still more, again hopefully listening to ocean waves like I am right now.
While on vacation, other than a couple of hours of daylight enjoying my lanai view while working, I like to make up for all the worked evenings and weekends of the past year and play hard. OK, maybe I am exagerating... usually I like to go to the beach or hike. During a seven day period I also like to do from 2 to 7 paid adventure activities.
Now, to the point. Aren't there out there some women who would like to drop everything and come on out to Kauai? Women who can pay there own way... since we aren't dating, obviously. Now, I am not talking about coming out here to join me as a couple. I am too conservative for that and, hopefully, the women who would like to come out here are too conservative for that, too. This place and the other places I'll be staying this vacation are plenty big for a group of single women to join me as friends. I say group because I doubt a lone women would have the nerve to join a stranger on the spur of the moment. If you are interested, tell me about yourself and ask any questions you may have. If we both think we are close to compatible, gather some gal pals and come on over. We will have a blast together and see where it takes us.
OK, alternate option... all you women, tell me what I am doing wrong... other than the obvious. Give it to me straight. I can take it... seriously!
I'll post some pics later... just so you can see that I am not a hunk, but not a dog either... at least I don't think I am a dog. But, I am 47.
I arrived on Kauai tonight. After getting my rental car and driving though Kapaa, daylight dwindled. Because I ran out of daylight so soon after arrival, I figured tonight was as good as any to buy groceries, then I checked in... that's when I realized what a waste this place is to be all just for me. Then I decided it was time to eat. I first checked to see if either of the restaurants at the Hanalei Bay Resort were reopened yet... that would have been my first choice for old times sake. But the guard I talked to said he has heard nothing about when they might reopen. I'll go back later this week to speak to the manager and find out the official word. Then I drove down to Hanalei to pick a place to eat. Kalypso was the pick. It used to be called something else, but I can't remember what. It is the place on the corner in the same block as the Ching Young Village. It was alright, but I probably won't go back... because it was just alright.
Now, why, you may ask, am I all alone on this trip where I'll be at the Shearwater for a week, then the Lawaii for a week, then at the Westin for a week... all in two bedroom condos... all by myself. Because of the half dozen or so people/couples that I have been traveling with for the past few years, none of them have kept a steady job... sometimes through no fault of their own. I was going to be here with two couples this trip, but one person from each couple lost a job in the last few months. Ironically, there are probably a dozen friends who have begged me to take them with me, but they wanted me to buy their plane tickets!
Why am I reporting this here? Because after arriving here at the Shearwater in this huge and gorgeous location, I have decided it is ridiculous that I am here alone and I am taking my battle against being alone to the next level! I have long ago and continue to subscribe to two dating sites that have gotten me nowhere! You may ask, "what about meeting women the old fashined way?" I'll admit to being a workaholic. Granted most of the people I consider friends are employees. All of the people who have begged me to take them with me are employees or former employees. I work at the store seven days a week. Then I come home and work on the store website till I go to bed. Then I get up and do it all again. As some of you may have noticed, I take a few breaks from working on the website to comment now and then on TUG. I also take breaks to play with my three dogs between their napping. I also go on a lot of vacations... sort of. The only way I can justify taking so many vacations is to bring my work along with me. Some of you may have noticed that I consider ocean view rooms very important. That is because I like to sit on the lanai for a couple hours, working during the daylight and like to see and hear the ocean waves while working. After the sun goes down, I am either sleeping or working on the website still more, again hopefully listening to ocean waves like I am right now.
While on vacation, other than a couple of hours of daylight enjoying my lanai view while working, I like to make up for all the worked evenings and weekends of the past year and play hard. OK, maybe I am exagerating... usually I like to go to the beach or hike. During a seven day period I also like to do from 2 to 7 paid adventure activities.
Now, to the point. Aren't there out there some women who would like to drop everything and come on out to Kauai? Women who can pay there own way... since we aren't dating, obviously. Now, I am not talking about coming out here to join me as a couple. I am too conservative for that and, hopefully, the women who would like to come out here are too conservative for that, too. This place and the other places I'll be staying this vacation are plenty big for a group of single women to join me as friends. I say group because I doubt a lone women would have the nerve to join a stranger on the spur of the moment. If you are interested, tell me about yourself and ask any questions you may have. If we both think we are close to compatible, gather some gal pals and come on over. We will have a blast together and see where it takes us.
OK, alternate option... all you women, tell me what I am doing wrong... other than the obvious. Give it to me straight. I can take it... seriously!
I'll post some pics later... just so you can see that I am not a hunk, but not a dog either... at least I don't think I am a dog. But, I am 47.
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