2012 Picture report from Hawaii number 6 - Indiana Colin · Monday January 16, 2012 by colin newell
Shared a picnic table with a friendly, but slightly twitchy praying mantis – eventually he walked onto a stick (a real stick) and moved off to a safer area.
We met with the good folks from Blue Horse Kona down in Kealakekua Bay – home of great swimming and snorkel activities – this was also an area that was hard hit by the tsunami of March 2011 – whole houses were ripped off of their foundations and dragged out into the bay.
The view here is spectacular – Kealakekua Bay is home to the Captain Cook memorial and the works largest cliff side mausoleum – (more on that on a later blog of our trip…)
Photo taken by former art director for Prada (yea, the fashion company…) – Joachim, owner partner at Blue Horse Kona Coffee. Click on the photo for a bigger view.
2012 Picture report from Hawaii number 5 · Saturday January 14, 2012 by colin newell
Proving several things.
God has a sense of humor – watching this fella (or lady) struggle to get up to the dry lava rock, tells me that we all have our struggles but there is always a reward.
And that we are not the only important creatures on this planet (having seen a dozen whales and hundreds of dolphins the last few weeks…)
Sometimes the best part of getting away, is getting in touch with reality.
Photo taken from at least 25-35 feet away with a long zoom – Turtles are protected and should not be approached, harassed or played with.
2012 Picture report from Hawaii number 1 · Sunday January 8, 2012 by colin newell
Sitting by the pool today noticed a glint in the ocean… which was around 15 feet away.
I know – begs the question: Why build a small heated pool a few feet away from a gargantuan sized salty heated pool. Who am I to argue.
While we sunned by the pool we could hear the shouts of folks in their shuttered condos watching Sunday football – I know… that does not make sense either.
Hawaii – truly a land of mystery.
The real mystery awaits you below – it caught our eye. An iridescent glow above and below the water – like purple laser beams that flashed brighter as waves of water passed over the outcropping – I am assuming a fluorescent algae bloom – honestly, I have never seen anything like it. For once, a photo does no justice.
Will try and do a photo a day to encapsulate my experience.
Below our balcony – again, inches from the Pacific Ocean. This fellow flirted with the ocean life for an hour and came up empty handed… or did he?
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Growing it for Men's Health - Movember · Sunday November 20, 2011 by colin newell
Hey! If you enjoy this blog, are male or have a male in your life – please consider supporting Men’s health in November!
It is Movember and I have tossed my razor for the month of November 2011.
Please consider a small donation to my Movember team at the University of Victoria.
If you are a dude or there is a dude in your life, please remind him to take care of himself and get “checked” at least once a year.
Prostate cancer is a battle that you can win – if you stay on top of it. So say “I love you” to the ones you love by looking after yourself.
Feel free to click here for a small donation to my Movember team.
Thanks everyone!
