The day started with a bike ride to the top of the Foothills Parkway – just to get my “big-gear fix” in for the day. Afterward, the hunny-bunny packed us some nice ’samwiches’ and we cruised up through the National Park – only to find that our lounging rock area was inaccessible due to heavy water flowing nearby. Oh well, at least we tried. We then traveled to Treemont (my personal Mecca) and found a quiet spot for lunch. With the Brinkman smoker crying for hickory we left and came back to the country house for grilling time.

Meanwhile in the news, South Korean reported that the North Korean cargo ship Kang Nam 1 that was believed to be on its way to Burma, but changed course after being tracked by U.S. vessels, appears to be carrying conventional small weapons, including Soviet-era rifles and missile launchers. WTF?! While his weak attempts with fireworks were – well – flaccid – the rest of Hawai’i is celebrating just another Saturday. Anyway Kim Jong-Il, thanks for the 4th of July fireworks, now go crawl back into your bunker and die please!