My last day in Maui and we’re up around 4:00 am so we can drive to Lahaina to be on the boat by 5:30. Sherry, Herb, Audie and I are going deep sea fishing.
With this many fishing rods (6 in total) we have to catch something! Read the rest of this entry »
More than anything, I wanted to see a volcano while I was in Hawaii. Unfortunately, there are no live volcanoes on Maui. I knew that before I left. The next best thing would be to see an extinct volcano crater.
The Haleakala Highway takes you to Haleakala National Park. It’s a narrow winding road that takes you from about a 1000 feet above sea level to a little over 10,000. And at the top you can see the collapsed crater of a volcano. Perfect.
Sherry was driving, and all was good until we passed a sign that said, “Turn headlights on while driving through clouds.” Haleakala means “the land above the clouds.” That’s when Herb began to clutch the arm rest. White knuckled, he mentioned about every fifty feet of the climb, “We are very, very, very, friggin high.” The rest of his conversation usually contained something like, “Do you have to drive so close to the side of the road?”
Sherry was driving perfectly. I don’t know what would have happened if she was a little nervous about the road. I think Herb would have simply passed out. Read the rest of this entry »
It’s another sunny, hot day in Wialea today.
As expected, my few hours in the sun erupted into a sunburn. It’ s not painful, except for the top of my feet, but I know I’m gonna lose some skin in a few days. But I ain’t gonna let that bother me.
According to Google Earth, it’s only a couple of kilometres (or about 160000 inches) to the Palms at Wailea from my hotel. I checked the map so I knew where I was going and off I went for a walk. Chelsea and Jonathan were supposed to be here already, and if they were at home I was hoping for a short visit. Audie and Lois and family were going to arrive sometime today too.
I got to the Palms a lot sooner than I expected. I arrived at an intersection I wasn’t really expecting, and my first thought was “Now where the hell am I?” I looked for a street sign (as if that was going to help) and there it was! The Palms at Wailea. Just across the street.
I called Jonathan’s cell, and demanded a beer. More importantly, I wanted to know how to find them. A few minutes later I was sitting on their deck.
Audie and Lois were already in town. They had gone to the airport to pick up more people, and would be back later. I finished my beer, and as nice as the grounds at the Palms were, I wanted to move on. I’m not much for hanging around hotels or wasting time at a pool when there’s an ocean a few blocks away.
I got directions to the beach (I could see I needed a car soon) and headed out.
A long time ago, I posted a photo of Audie and Tash. I re-discovered it, and decided to try and paint it. The original photo is here and this is my version of it below…
I held back for a week, before I put this here. But since I’m on the subject of new technology (see here) I can’t help replaying a telephone conversation with my brother.
It all started innocently enough.
me: “What’s new?”
brother: “We’re finally going to replace the flooring in our house. Should start next week.”
me: “Great! How long is that gonna take?”
brother: “Not too long. They are coming in and doing it one room at a time (a good plan I thought, but didn’t say anything) and they move the furniture and everything. (moving the furniture first is even a better plan!)”
me: “Cool – and you’re getting the whole main floor done, right?”
brother: “Yeah – and we got new appliances too” Read the rest of this entry »
Ben was born Tuesday morning in Calgary. Read the rest of this entry »
Amy and Bert were married on Saturday. The ceremony was in my back yard, and despite the rainy day, things could not have been better.
I’ll post a few photos for now, and some more later on. Read the rest of this entry »
All was well and good, and kinda funny while the dog was licking his hand. Read the rest of this entry »
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