Ryan lent us his car.......

Last friday our roomate Ryan headed over to Oahu to spend some time with his girlfriend. Stacey asked him if he needed a ride to the airport, and he said that would be great. He told us he thought it would be a great opportunity for us to borrow his car and explore the island a bit. He had already offered to let us use it as soon as we arrived, but we were perfectly content with the semi-short walk to the grocery store. Besides that, a very nice local woman had given us a ride back home after seeing us carrying a ton of groceries, as well as having another person offer to give us a ride on a different trip (the attitude in Kona is very friendly). But with Ryan heading to another island, no one would be using the car. So we agreed to take him to the airport.

Well, we took the car up the hill a ways to participate in a "Hash House Harriers" run, which Stacey will soon tell you more about. On the way up the hill, we noticed a strange smell coming from the car, which worried me. When we stopped, there was a noticable amount of smoke coming from under the hood. We checked it out, and we couldn't tell where it was coming from. We drove it home later that evening and parked it in the driveway. The next morning we looked out to see a nice puddle forming under the car! After closer inspection, it seemed to be transmission fluid. Not good. We threw some kitty litter over the puddle to soak it up, and that is as far as we have gotten. Ryan's birthday was yesterday, so he decided we should wait til today (wednesday) to work on it. He was incredibly understanding and does not blame us at all. After all, he says he only paid $500 dollars for the car!

On a lighter note, here is a picture of the sunset we experienced last night. The "vog" coming from the volcano can sometimes block the sunset, but at other times it actually enhances it.