Category: 2022 10 Hawaii
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Making a hole in a tree.
As you can see from the above panel, the adz was kinda important to the ancients. I bet it was also used to crack open coconuts or enemies, and in later years to open bottles of Budweiser. Why am I rambling? Because yesterday was Bernie-time. Which means hiking. Which means huffing and puffing and sore…
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Thar she blows!!
Nope. It’s not a whale. It’s too early in the season. But there is a reasonable substitute, called the “Nakalele Blowhole”, on the north side of Maui. The power of waves is on full display; compressing the air in the cave, which then blasts a fine mist into the troposphere. Then “BOOM!!” The wave crashes…
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Hawaiian waves and a wedding.
Our friends Bob and Linda said “I do” after building a life together for the past 30 years. Longest engagement I have ever heard of! It was a lovely day in the perfect location. Bernie and I were honoured to witness this truly historical event. There was a fancy lunch:
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A pig roast, hula and fire.
Soooo, a bunch of us went “full tourist” last night. Did the Luau-thing. It seems that the camera caught Bernie and I during our first sip of their version of a Mai Tai. They really weren’t good. We quickly moved on. It was a fun night and… BONUS! I managed to avoid the audience-participation event.…
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A wonderful mix…
Yesterday was a great mix of Canadians, Norwegians and Americans with good food and good cocktails. Today was a mix of just about everything…except snow (sorry Canada). Still no pot of gold.
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It’s not lava.
There is a huge brush fire above Lahaina (in the Kauaula valley) that has disappeared and restarted several times. We are not the least bit surprised given how dry the west coast of Maui is! If one didn’t know better, one might think a side vent in Mauna Kahalawai had opened up. The smoke drifts…
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No pot of gold, dammit!
This little rainbow ended right below us, on the beach! In all our years we have never seen the end of a rainbow. Or a pot of gold. Or a leprechaun.
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A hike, flowers and crab cakes.
David’s turn to choose the hike, so it was a half hour in and a half hour out. Called “Twin Falls”, it packed a lot in that short distance! Rather perfect for a lazy old fart. Unfortunately we forgot water shoes and bathing suits…so wisdom does not necessarily come with age. 😬🫤 I suffered through…
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