Blake and Deborah in Hawaii: Tiny Cabin in the Woods

We picked up our homeowners at the airport last night, back from their trip to visit relatives in California. That means yesterday was our last day of house-sitting duties. As a going away present, the dogs decided to pull a box full of Top Ramen packages off the kitchen shelves and rip open and devour thirteen of them. One of them also left us a big juicy pile of excrement on the living room floor. Yes, we'll miss you too, guys.

Actually we will miss them, despite their occasional naughty behavior. And we'll miss the cats, some of whom were finally warming up to us after being very skittish initially. Tamar was very pleased with all the cleaning and organizing Deborah did around the house, and appreciated the great care we gave to her pets. She offered to let us stay at her place again during this trip for a minimal fee, and we will probably take her up on it at some point. If we end up moving to Hawaii we're sure we'll be able to count her and her kids as friends.

We made an offer on a piece of land up in Hawi (see previous post), but there are various peculiarities surrounding this particular property that, even if we agree on a price, could foil the deal. More details on that later. As we wait for a response to our offer we are staying for a few days in Hawi in a tiny cabin sitting in a forested section of 8 acres of agricultural land, which, as the web advertisement for this rental declares, is “dedicated to the Unity consciousness.” The purveyors of this establishment also offer something called Craniosacral Therapy onsite and “guided meditations to facilitate the unfolding and embodying of unity consciousness.”

Okaaaaaaaaaay.

Despite – or maybe because of – whatever New Agey kookiness may be swirling around here, it is a peaceful place with birdsong and trees swaying in the breeze. The cabin itself is built on a wheeled base and is the size of a small bedroom or decent-sized walk-in closet. It's very efficiently laid out with a drawer-filled platform bed, a pullout table, an efficiency kitchen and an outdoor shower. With all the natural wood and great effort expended to use every nook and cranny for storage, it feels like being inside a well-designed boat. The shared bathroom (well, outhouse really, but with a flushing toilet) is a two minute walk through the woods. It's so tiny that as you sit on the toilet you can rest your chin on the sink. Just outside our cabin is a sitting area with table and chairs and a nice big hammock. This should make for a very pleasant stay for a few days as we negotiate the property purchase – and of course await the unfolding of the unity consciousness.