Vog

Even at this stage of life, I am still learning new words. For those not familiar, the above is the name of smog caused by volcanic ash. We are experiencing this now caused by activity over on the Big Island at the Kilauea Volcano. The eruption of Kīlauea Volcano that began in 1983 continues today with lava from the cone flowing through a tube system down about 11 km to the sea. The ash from the volcano is causing "vog" which is drifting over most of the state of Hawaii. Until the trade winds pick up from the northwest, expected by Wednesday, asthma suffers and others with breathing difficulties must stay inside as much as possible.
The Rotary meetings that I attend here are now held at "Mulligans" an Irish Pub & Restaurant at the Wailea Golf & Country Club. The restaurant is owned by an Irishman with a full Irish personality, and it will be interesting to see how he outdoes himself for our St Patrick's week meeting. Roya, the president of the Kihei-Wailea Rotary club is a young estate attorney. We have quite a few visitors each week and many of those are from western Canada, especially the Vancouver area. It is always a treat to see who I might meet from week to week.
We are into week # 5 and I am back on the "rotational" duties, which includes providing the water to several stations around the building. There is lots of variety on this position with other duties, so it is good.