Monday, July 04, 2005


Old cigarette machines in front of abandoned building in Hawi.

Close up.

Debra in Hawi.

My brother posing in his "Cuban Attache' ' persona.

Wooden sculpture of Castro outside cigar and antique store.

Sign on the way to Hawi we all posed in front of. My brother's came out the best (cough).

Dad and Alex at the lava tube at Kilauea.

Lava site.

A petroglyph at Kilauea. More to come on these.

Alex and me at Kilauea.

Spencer beach.

A banyan at Spencer.

Postcard perfect.

The hillside that is the final resting place of the royals (ali'i) of Hawaii.

The Captain Cook monument marks the spot where he was killed in a dispute. This land is officially a part of Great Britain.

Ffaelan and Dad hanging out on the upper deck of Fair Winds.

Deb and me and ten tons of sunscreen on the Fair Winds.

Coffee beans at Greenwell farm. This great coffee makes up their Private Reserve.

A member of the ginger family.

Old coffee grinder.

Coffee beans in the sun.

Old coffee bean sorter.

Family and family to be at Greenwell.

Steps to the old Greenwell residence, now a ruin.

The "green well"?

St. Benedict's spire. This church is also known as the "Painted Church".

Side view of spire.

Fr. Damien of Molocai in front of St. Benedict's.

Tromp L'oeil paintings on the inside of church.

Altar view of St. Benedict's.

Choir and ceiling in St. Benedict's.

View of column and ceiling in St. Benedict's.

Detail of writing on columns.

Portrayal of a "Good Death".

The Temptation.

Guardian figure at Place of Refuge.

Guardians at Place of Refuge.

Model of a Hawaiian temple at the Place of Refuge.

Lizard on model temple.

Pond at the Place of Refuge.

Royal palace/vacation home/musuem at Kona.

Banyan tree on palace grounds. This pic shows about a third of the trunk's width.

Alex and me at luau. I'm not really that tall, we were sitting on a slope.

Bro and Deb at luau.

Hawaiian sunset at luau.

You can't make stuff like this up.

Adventures in long exposure.

Fire dancer at luau.

The wonderful looking dragonfruit.

New favorite drink..the mai tai. Cheers!