| I think we've been here before (page 7), but it was such a nice view. These pictures are taken from the road that runs between Ray's House and Kilauea where it passes right along the coast. We're looking up the coast toward the "Lava into the sea". I believe what we're looking at is Whittington Beach Park, by the pier there. CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE |
| Today we went to see Multi-Facetted Homes. This is where the guy who invented them and designs them has lived for the last 11 years. Robin and I had been interested in these since we'd seen it on the internet when we were in Massachusetts. Very cool! Check it out: Multi-Facetted Homes, Inc. |
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| Whittington Beach Park is just past the broken-down pier |
| Looking the other way |
| This is two "Hale 12"s joined together |
| Left side |
| This is inside the left-hand Hale |
| Center |
| Right side |
| Looking out from the breezeway between the two Hales |
| This is a Hale 6. Isn't it cute. I think it would be ideal for an office. You can see the back of a guy sitting inside. He's surrounded by workspace that he can reach from a central location. |
| This is a Hale 8. Inside, he's got a full-sized pool table with plenty of room around it to shoot without the back of your cue hitting something. |
| This is a home under construction. It's got a Hale 12 in the center and they're adding living space all around. I liked the idea of tenting and then building a house under it! |
| One day, we found this beautiful deserted beach just north of Kailua-Kona |
| Unfortunately, where the sand meets the water it's all bare rock! Can't swim. The white "rocks" are coral. The black rocks are lava. |
| Robin worshipping the sun. |
| Just then we heard a sound that just got louder, and louder, and LOUDER! Turns out we're in the landing pattern for Kailua-Kona airport! No wonder the beach is deserted! |
| There's something about the clouds in Hawaii. I think maybe it's because the horizon is so far, unlike New England where I grew up. There may be something symbolic in that... |
| This is a common occurrence in Hawaii. On the seashore, the sun is out, but inland, where the clouds bump into the mountains, it's raining. Those people back there are probably bitching because it's raining! |
| The lower clouds are dark. The higher clouds are still up in the sun. |
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| Sunday, April 30, 2006 |
Coming back home from swimming with the dolphins
| Looking north along the coast. You can see the plume of steam from the lava entering the ocean. You could't see that in the previous view becasue it was so overcast. At the time, we didn't even know it was there. |
| Tuesday, May 9, 2006 |
Multi-Facetted Homes
| Thursday, May 18, 2006 |
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