Hi Mick.,  it's not the "that wet drive to San Francisco" that bothers me so
much as the toll bridge from L.A. to Hawaii at  $1,200 a pop.  Had the
pleasure of living on the backshore of Oahu when I was much younger, many,
many, many moons ago.  Also spent a chunk of time on Molokai, where I felt
as if I had maybe died and gone to heaven.  I've always wanted to travel to
the "Big Island" w/ my Vanagon.  The hard part is figuring-out which or what
commodity to load my Vanagon w/ for Hawaiian resale to pay for the cost of
the crossing, upon arrival.  Any suggestions?  Dave Gunning  P.S. Living in
Hawaii leaves you very little room for "jealously" of any sort.  Yeah,
right, rub it in!
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