Tag Archives: romance

Okay… even for this blog, I have to say that this is a weird post…

It is a romantic poem that just might surprise you, and it is entitled: Star Crossed Tentacles… ———————————– I gazed into her fourteen eyes, not one of them identical And wished that I could stroke her face with the tip … Continue reading

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A guide to taking great pictures of reef fish while snorkeling in the waters off Maui on your second honeymoon…

(or): Really, Arthur… more fish… how long are you going to swim around looking at fish, and are we really going to have to look at every picture of a fish you took? Hey, I am trying to mix it … Continue reading

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Travel should be like a good stage show… it should always leave you wanting more…

Whenever we went down to the beach at our hotel on Maui, to snorkel or take a romantic walk or to watch a sunset, I would always take a moment to gaze wistfully at the little islands in the distance… … Continue reading

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And now, despite the fact that she asked me to never put her in my blog again, except for that one picture of her on the day we were married, I give you a bunch of pictures of my wife… on Maui… on our second honeymoon… because I just love her that much…

Isn’t she beautiful? And she always looks so happy. I guess you can see where my daughters get their good looks. It was that smile that first attracted me to her. I mean, who doesn’t love that smile? There she … Continue reading

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We rode horses… on Maui… part 2…

My horse was a hungry horse… She would try to stop and eat some grass every time it was growing close to the trail… and on Maui, that is most of the time. I mean, all horses like to eat… … Continue reading

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We rode horses… on Maui… part 1…

I should apologize, I suppose. When I posted those pictures yesterday of our last day on Maui, some of you might have leapt to the conclusion that I was almost done with posts about our second honeymoon trip… Silly humans… … Continue reading

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Tikis, turtles, flowers, food and some fat bananas…

More random pictures of our magical second honeymoon on Maui… Our family sent us that huge bouquet of tropical flowers… right to our hotel room… so we could enjoy them all week. I decided to take this picture of them … Continue reading

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A new kind of jungle… part 2…

It is funny how different one kind of jungle can be from another type. And it isn’t easy to describe in words… even with pictures… This side of Maui gets much less rain than the other side. It feels different… it smells … Continue reading

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Lava is cool… once it cools… the final chapter…

And now, some more random pictures of that romantic walk we took on Maui on our second honeymoon… with lava… and the ocean… and no words to get in the way… Ha… I like the way you can see our … Continue reading

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Our busy day on Maui… the final chapter…

Yes, if you ever visit Maui, you should stop by Mama’s Fish House… It is like eating in Tarzan’s tree house. It seems to be cobbled together from old bits of sailing ships… including the sails. There are big gaps … Continue reading

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