West to East
Dark to Light
Cold to Heat
A tropical stopover sounded like a good idea
In Hawaiian ideology, one does not "own" the land, but merely dwells on it. The belief was that both the land and the gods were immortal. This then informed the belief that land was also godly, therefore above mortal and ungodly humans, and humans, could not own land. The Hawaiians thought that all land belonged to the gods (Akua).
Lono is one of the gods of this land and is associated with fertility, agriculture, rainfall, music, and peace.
Sounds like someone I would have liked to have hung out with.
And if you know a bit of history you know Captain Cook, on his last voyage, was possibly mistaken for Lono, although I see no resemblance. My thought is the Hawians simply did not care for his evil colonial ways.
And that was the last we saw of the Captain.
While I am at it you should read “The Curse Of Lono” by the late, great gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson.
“Yesterday’s weirdness is tomorrow’s reason why”-HST
The day begins with a search for the essence of Lono.
Off to a huki huki huki lau….