July 1, The first Saturday in July 2023.
DXing a big island repeater 200 miles distance from Oahu, with 5 watts. Using Heather’s radio, she made the first contact and got a report of a scratchy signal. Next, she handed the radio to me and I got a report of “great signal”. We laughed.
Then we hiked to the summit of Tantalus and I lost a slipper along the way. The mud sucked it right off my foot and broke the strap. 1 mile without shoes is not as bad as it sound.
She was wearing a BrewLab shirt and I asked if we could go there afterwards. 
Off to Honolulu!!! What we did not know is that the street was blocked off, traffic was a mess, but it was the Mo’ili’ili Summer Festival!!!
So after a beer and a Poké bowl for me, I watched and she went to dance. It was the end of my night and as she disappeared into the crowd, I headed to North Shore.
I listened to space music on WXPN until midnight.
It was a good day