lime - diary of a fruit

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Pumpkin Patch

Date: 2009-06-02

Snails having a feast on our pumpkins.

Expo 88 - 20 year celebration

Date: 2008-05-10

20 years on after Expo 88, and on the same site - what the site has evolved to anyway, some of the acts that were performed there were brought out again for another run.

This guy was a bit suss.

The only things I remember about Expo 88 are: Gondwanaland, queuing and being tantrumously upset when it was over.

Murdoch and Bacardi

Date: 2010-03-01

Cat + cat = constant power struggle.

Murdoch

Date: 2010-03-01

Murdoch

LCO Xmas Party

Date: 2009-12-04

Shed

Date: 2009-02-26

One of the beams in the roof of our shed. Termites?

Baby!

Date: 2010-05-09

Lui is pregnant.

Icey's B'day Dinner

Date: 2010-05-11

Sitar Indian at New Farm.

Hawai'i Day 7: O'ahu Waikiki

Date: 2010-03-28

On day seven we took an inter-island flight to O'ahu. Immediately it was obvious that this island had a completely different atmosphere.

Much more of a party place.

I finally got to have my cocktail.

Hawai'i Day 6: Maui Haleakalā

Date: 2010-03-27

Today: Haleakalā (that's Haleakala, with the 'a' having a macron, if this gets mangled in your browser).

Another view from the resort; and Maui swap-meet markets

Poor man's panoramic of the crater, nearly 10,000 feet up.

This volcano is considered still active, but it hasn't erupted for over 100 years. When it does, however, eruptions aren't explosive and the lava flows slowly, so people have the opportunity to walk out of the way. The car started to struggle at 9k feet.

There were some good walking tracks, but Lui wasn't able to walk more than a few metres at this altitude (too risky for baby). Being above the clouds, it seemed earlier than it actually was; At 4pm it still seemed like midday and it felt like I could have walked down in to the crater and back, but then it would have been quite dark for the trip back. Next time, perhaps?

Hawai'i Day 5: Maui Snorkeling

Date: 2010-03-26

Today: Molokini & Turtle Arches Snorkel

We rented a waterproof camera for the day.

Around this time I developed seasickness. I put it down to having the wrong magnification in my goggles (I had +3, maybe should have gone with less).

Lui take photos of butts lol

And we swam with turtles.

We didn't swim with whales, but did happen to see some nearby.

Cute bird like pringles. Newlyweds like curly fries.

Sunset at Lahaina.

Geek eye: At Safeway a dozen is NULL.

Hawai'i Day 4: Maui Hana Hwy

Date: 2010-03-25

Today: Hana Highway.

15mph speed limit most of the way on this highway.

Kalaloa Point (I think), and view over Ke'anae Peninsula

No shortage of waterfalls here.

Is that black sand? Why, yes it is. This is Pa'iloa Beach in Wai'anapanapa State Park.

Hawai'i Day 3: Maui Wedding

Date: 2010-03-24

And on Wednesday March 24th, Lucinda and I were married at Makena Cove, Maui, Hawai'i.

All images courtesy JJ Preston Photography JJPrestonPhoto.com

All images courtesy JJ Preston Photography JJPrestonPhoto.com

Hawai'i Day 2: Maui

Date: 2010-03-23

My quest continues to try every iced coffee available on the planet.

Lahaina: Apparently the owner of this boat couldn't afford to have it removed and it is now the property of the state. Or I could be repeating something I read on the internet. 2nd pic is just one banyan tree (like a fig tree), planted in 1873. No lens in my arsenal could get all of it in one picture.

Two beaches: first somewhere along the road - not far from Lahaina. Second was Napili Beach.

And this is DT Fleming Beach Park - apparently the best beach in the world.

Stopped at some random places to snooze... this one was a cemetery. Every parking spot was marked "No parking". Even with the coffee, driving on the wrong side of the road needs more concentration than normal.

Lots of great places to stop at and see on this highway.

Views from the resort.

A magic sunset to top it all off.