Tag: trees
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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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Doing time in Mahana.
I got a reduced sentence for good behaviour. Only had to go 5 km (3 miles) into the Mahana Ridge Trail before turning around. But that still involved climbing 338 metres (1109 feet). Some of the sights were okay. Damn right I earned my beer. There were a few green aloe (Giant Cabuya plants) along…
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Pippin time.
Every marriage requires compromise. Long ago we came to an agreement on how to spend our vacation time. Half is “David time”, that is, R&R. This is something I have a PhD in. The other half is “Pippin time”, which is a nod to the Hobbit of that name who “…had to look.” Bernie has…
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The beauty and mystery of fog.
The fog bank forms early almost every morning, and it’s almost eerie how it creeps in. Ships just vanish into it like the opening scene of some horror movie. It makes one appreciate the skill of the captains in the old days, navigating by feel: listening to foghorns and watching for lighthouses. It is quite…
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