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A bunch of pictures of birds…

So that thing we did… which we are now done doing… was camping at my wife’s aunt and uncle’s house in my mother-in-law’s new motor home. And I had a little free time while they were all organizing stuff into … Continue reading

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And who doesn’t like big sea mammals???

Elephant seals can look very cute and cuddly… But stay away from the males… especially during mating season… those are just two teenagers. I think the big bulls can weigh like a ton or more and crush a car. If … Continue reading

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A sunset, a dog, and a picture of my big, old head that really shows how pretty my eyes are…

After our dinner with the sharks and our walk around that fancy resort, we took the dog to her favorite dog beach… just in time to watch the sun set… San Diego does have nice sunsets. It is partly because … Continue reading

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The sun sets on Maui… part 2…

Well, here they are… the last of the pictures of our second honeymoon on Maui… more or less… as I explained… Almost every sunset we saw there was magical. And I have had fun sharing all this with you. I … Continue reading

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Fishies!… part 5…

There I am, swimming around in the waters off Maui, trying to match up fish with the pictures on my dive card… and I must say that I am not thrilled by the way my neck looks all wrinkly… I … Continue reading

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Fishies!… part 4…

Look at that intense glare of concentration in my eyes. That is the sort of concentration that it takes to identify tropical reef fish in the waters off Maui… because they do not cooperate in the identification process at all. … Continue reading

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Fishies!… part 3…

Turns out that identifying reef fish on Maui with only a couple of dive cards is like picking a perpetrator out of a police lineup when they are all wearing clown makeup. Even sitting here at my computer, zooming in on each … Continue reading

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Fishies!… part 2…

I am learning something from going through all the pictures of fish I took on Maui… Hey… look at that… the refraction makes it look like I am touching myself on the head with my own disembodied hand… cool… Anyway, … Continue reading

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The Iao valley… part 1…

There is a valley on Maui that is worth checking out… I mean, obviously there are lots of sights on Maui that are worth seeing, but this little valley, just a few miles from the airport, is something that you just … Continue reading

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A new kind of jungle… part 1…

There is another kind of jungle on Maui than the jungle over on the wet side of the island… My wife and I jumped in the monster-vomit-green Mustang and drove around the other end of the island. Here is that … Continue reading

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