Sunday, January 4, 2009

Hawaii - Local Gas & A 10000ft "Sunset" Atop Haleakala (24 DEC 2008)

On this day, we were still quite busy shedding pounds - not our own but those in our luggage. The scanner was busy digitizing the virtual travel office all day and our kind host Anne's shredder was working overtime right up until Christmas (and then some!).

We did have a nice conversation with the friendly folks at the local gas station, where Nishelle and her dad rather painstakingly taught us how to wish someone a Happy New year in Hawaiian. We are forever thankful - very useful and immensely relevant terminology here the day before Xmas.

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'Gas & Greetings':



And an attempt to catch one of the (in)famous sun-somethings (it's either a rise or a set up there) atop the Haleakala volcano at 10,000ft.

'Sunset" at Haleakala':



As you can see from that last video, 'never say never', yet 'just in time'...

Aloha,
Tetefano and Camilla

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