Daily Update, February 8, 2025

On Saturday, a while after breakfast, my nurse and I headed out to Pahoa, the town Auntie Barbara and Michelle live next to. We met them at the original Island Naturals to learn that branch doesn't have hot plates to take out on the weekends, though they still have some prepared cold dishes. So, we picked cold dishes out and paid for our lunches. {Smile}

Then Auntie Barbara asked if I wanted to use the bathroom before we left, mentioning porta-potties where we were going, because they still haven't re-installed plumbing since a lava flow took that out a few years ago. The rate at which renovations are going sounds about right for this county. She asked inside, and they sent us up to the intersection. Then she asked a passerby, and they recommended a bakery about a block and a half down the street. So, we went there, and I got the key, while Auntie Barbara looked at their wares. The bathroom was barely accessible to my handicap, but I managed to use it and came back to Auntie Barbara buying biscotti for dessert. {Smile}

We walked back to the cars, and I rode with Auntie Barbara and Michelle while my main nurse followed in his car. It was a long drive, but through quite pretty country. We passed through a few new lava flows... barren, but starkly beautiful new land. When we reached the park, we found a pavilion with two tables, one being used. We asked and took the other one with the permission of the folks at the other table. We had a nice lunch together. Then we walked over to a boat ramp over ground so rough, I could barely manage and lagged behind the others notably. We admired the ramp, which is currently cut off from the ocean by a new beach of black sand from the lava. Then we walked back, at my request sticking to the pavement, which was so much easier for me. {Smile}

I rode back to Pahoa right behind Auntie Barbara's in my nurse's car. They turned into Pahoa, while we went back to Hilo. We stopped at Safeway to pick up a few things, then did another errand before we went home. {Smile}

My exercise included walking 4 blocks to the bathroom and back, walking over to the boat ramp and back, and walking around Safeway. That was quite a bit of exercise for the day after physical therapy, really. {Smile}

After I got back, I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I was in time to join the later short, large group event, though I missed half of it while settling in. Then I caught the later long, large group event, followed by a little paperwork before dinner. {smile}

After dinner, I played Cross Stitch World and wrote up Friday's daily update before I hopped into City of Heroes: Homecoming, where I started with paperwork. I said hi to Jenny's player, Ulty, and another friend. I joined the third friend and helped them finish a mission before they left for the night. Next, I started talking with Nox on the chat server. I talked to Ulty and Jenny's player again. Ulty invited me to a farm run by another friend of hers. No, Jenny's player was not involved. I joined them and even helped out in there a bit. Then I did more paperwork. After that, I made notes and wrote in this, with breaks for solo play on low-level character, talking to Dragons, who I missed teaming with, and reading comics. {Smile}