MARDI GRAS

 It is the custom for ladies to flash tits and get beads........

Actually, in New Orleans, they even have men flash to get beads.  Truth be told, if this old geezer were to flash, doubt he would receive many beads.....

The snap of MOI is from Mardi Gras celebration held in San Diego in 2004.  Can you believe?  Note the hat AND the beads...

All I have to do now is come up with something to give up for LENT...

SAVING THE EARTH 2012 - 'MOI' STYLE

Think of the massive savings to the earth if stayed at home and not do a holiday.  Local slags might be a bit angry but you will have done a massive good turn in lowering your carbon footprint.  Besides, travel is such a chore these days, unless you happen to be Mr. and Mrs. Obama...

Just think. No soiled underpants to sort out.  No waste of water.  Just use old underpants as dust rags.  Imagine the freedom in having your 'tackle' hang free.

Trips to the loo just got more earth friendly.  Install the above.  Removes even the hardest of bits.  Right, since the underpants are gone, there is the problem with poo marks in trousers.  Not a problem, do as the Romans did, have a little mop in a bucket of water next to and use to do a tidy on bum when done...

Showers cost dear.  Just go down to local watering hole and join in on the fun.  What is a little dirt among mates??

Need to do a shop?  Pop down to yourneighbourhood rubbish bin and catch all of the FREE food your neighbours have tossed.  Massive savings for you and Mother Earth.

Need to put together your new flat?  Next time your mate suggests a stroll to rubbish bin or nearby alley, think of the posibilities.  Furniture, dishes, linen, beds, lamps, the sky is the limit on what you can haul to your new flat and decorate with.

Truth be told, the very thought of some of these ideas is not so unreal.  Actually do know folks who can not pass up an alley without checking out for treasure.  No thought given to the bed bugs that might be brought with the new found treasures.  There are truely folks who do not buy food, all the eat comes from the rubbish bin that folks have tossed.

As to not wearing underpants.  Loads of folks go without.  Just ask Britney Spears...

The loo roll might be a wee bit much but in point of fact, the Romans really did do a wash up on bum after a good poo.  Using a little mop provided for that purpose.

HAWAII HAS BUGS - FANCY THAT...

Tree Roach or Water Bug

My dears, one would think that world travellers would know that one sees many different sorts of bugs when travelling.  If one is to believe the tales told by guests, they have been chased by more than a water bug whilst in Peru or Borneo or Kenya or in the swamps of Florida.  Some of the guests even come from locales that host most weird forms of insect life that they deal with daily.

Hawaii is a tropical place.  There are many strange things here.  Plant life AND insect.  Nature in the raw.

This old geezer has seen tree roaches or water bugs oft during time in Hawaii.  It is no big deal.  No more so than the sand fleas or flying termites encountered from time to time.

There is no doubt that no one loves roaches.  Mind, we are talking about the vile German cockroach that one finds in dirty places, the sort that lurks in cupboards and round rubbish.  Being that Hilo is in Hawaii and it is the home of many strange creatures, it stands to reason one would run across a few rather large tree roaches.  They are a chore to control.

My understanding is that those big ones live outside, not inside. They simply walk into the house at some point. They are not the ones which breed in the house and multiply, so you shouldn't have more and more...it is probably that they are just heading in through an open door or window.  Screens help but the buggers are ever so clever.  At best they are passing through and might have got lost...

GECKO

Right odd that there is also a large population of geckos in Hilo and they seem to be greeting with good humour.  Mind, they have a funny British accent and they are adorable.  Not seen anyone run off in a freight at the sight of them.  Wonder if we taught the tree roaches to speak Hawaiian if that would work.  What is not to like about a bug greeting one with ALOHA...

Travel is an adventure, it is not without a few surprises.