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![]() | 27 July 2021 : Recovery Day We have found that adults do not travel well. However, waking up in a spectacular new place gives recovery a hearty good start! Sparkly blue morning; coffee and tea barely drunk, and we're off down the Beach Access across the street to see if there really is an ocean... |
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![]() | 28 July 2021 : Day Two too busy to describe Really, not so much. We mostly hung out in the water. We went shopping. There was a lot of talking. The inter- and intra-family dynamics are fascinating, and often evoke laughter and a shared acknowledgment of consanguinity. |
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![]() | 29 July 2021 : Day 3: Nothing to report Just another family day in Paradise. Morning: fewer clouds over Waimea summit, where our weather comes from. |
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![]() | 30 July 2021 : Puako Day 4 For us, the day started with a good fruit breakfast and tea: Except for the arrival (finally!) of Damiana and Rich, the day's main event was the trek to Keauhou and a Night Snorkel with Manta Rays. |
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![]() | 31 July 2021 : day 5 After last night's late night return from the mantas, we got a slow start to market in Hawi – a disappointing market, with very few produce vendors. Nevertheless, we got some beautiful eggplants and some lettuce, a pineapple, and two gorgeous red onions... |
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![]() | 1 August 2021 : Welcome to the Apocalypse? So far, a tsunami warning (we are staying in a Tsunami Evacuation Zone) and a wildfire. Neither threatens us. The warning was withdrawn within the hour it was issued... |
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![]() | 2 August 2021 : Puako day 7 Wildfire under control, the brown sky has mostly dissipated; the wind is down. We're ready for our next crisis! |
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![]() | 3 August 2021 : Puako day 8 Fire mostly under control except for a few hot spots up where they may be just as happy to let it burn. Finished the Ono for lunch. |
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![]() | 4 August 2021 : Day 9 This morning, as early as we could, Michael and three daughters went to Waimea Farmers Market. Our friend Brenda visited in the afternoon with her sister Deanna... |
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![]() | 5 August 2021 : M-77 Rochelle presented me with my 2021 birthday card – reminiscent of 2017, same day, same island. Inspected the house next door, at auction next month, no reserve, but valued at $8... |
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