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Summerfest

July 5th, 2006 · 1 Comment

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How authentic do you think this is?

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My mom said the corn wasn’t as good as when my brother made it. No worries. The kids got tons of other treats!

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Ski lift?

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Looks fun.

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Steph was excited because that night my brother was taking her to her first concert ever: Kenny Chesney. She’s a fan!

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Get it? The utility belt meets the kilt = utilikilt.

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Who are these bozos? :)

Bright and early on Tuesday I sat down at the computer and thought of all the things I could get done on this site and Chicagoist and FeedBurner projects and a site that I work on for Nancy and then how I could get all my bills paid online and even look into investing more in my retirement accounts.. and then I sat on hold endlessly with Fidelity and Charles Schwab, spent forever trying to rebuild my MT templates (something is totally wrong with my setup and/or my host), was burnt on Chicagoist, checked on some FeedBurner support, and blew off my other work. I started thinking how I really didn’t want to be sitting there, how Dallas had been off in Boston for the last 5 days spending time with our friends and going from party to party, and how the minutes of my vacation were ticking away. .. So on a whim I took the Amtrak up to Wisconsin and went to Summerfest with my brother, my nieces and my mom. .. a way better way to spend the day. And I was back in time to still get a few things done that night.

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Red Dirt Day

July 20th, 2005 · 3 Comments


Waimea Brewing Co.


Flowers at Waimea Brewing Co.


Waimea Canyon – Koke’e Park


Waimea Canyon – Koke’e Park


Waimea Canyon – Koke’e Park


Kathy, Dallas, Caroline


Waimea Canyon – Koke’e Park


George


Kathy, Dallas, Rachelle


Waimea Canyon – Koke’e Park


Waimea Canyon – Koke’e Park


GTE Hawaiian Tel is now Verizon


Looking for the house George & Kathy used to live in – Waimea Canyon


Dallas


That’s NOT the house


That’s the house


Strawberry Guava


Waimea Canyon


Jo-Jo’s Shave Ice


Jo-Jo’s Shave Ice


Jo-Jo’s Shave Ice


Jo-Jo’s Shave Ice


Jo-Jo’s Shave Ice


Rachelle


Driveway to the house where Dallas grew up


Engraved names in this piece of cement in the driveway


View of Waimea


View of Waimea


Back of the house


Red Dirt everywhere


Caroline, Dallas, Jane, Nancy, Kathy


Grilled Fish


The Winships, from Sweden


Dallas grilling


George & Linda


Bob & Jane


Linda, Nancy, George, Caroline


Ahi & Onions


Dinner in Waimea

Last week Tuesday we spent the whole day on the west side of Kaua’i, in and around Waimea. This is where Dallas lived. In fact, like last year, we were having dinner at the his parents still own, the house where he grew up.

First we had lunch at Waimea Brewing Company. They claim to be the world’s westernmost brewpub. Dallas had been to their restaurant in Seattle when visiting his brother there, but had never been to the original in Waimea. Pretty good food, I didn’t try the beer though.

Next we drove up to Koke’e Park to take in some views of Waimea Canyon. While we were up there we walked down this winding gravel road to see if we could locate a house that Dallas’ parents lived in after they first got married. A little had changed, but the building was still there. After driving down we tried to visit Polihale Beach because I’ve never seen it before, but it was closed “until further notice”. Later on we heard stories of some problems they’re having in the park with “aggressive hippies camped out”. Don’t know if that’s why the beach is closed or not, just a rumor I heard.

Jo Jo’s Shave Ice in Waimea is the best on the island so I had to be sure to stop for that. Dallas and I were inside and we had to pool all of our cash together to buy one $3.50 shave ice. Lucky for me he didn’t want any so I could get the upgrades – cream on top and mac nut ice cream instead of vanilla. Still I didn’t get away without him teasing me that there was only enough money for me to get shave ice, not him. But truthfully he didn’t want any. I guess growing up with the best shave ice shop on the island (or all of Hawaii) at the end of your driveway makes it not such a big deal.

For dinner there were about 25 people. It was great to see everyone one last time before leaving for Honolulu the next day. And the food. There was sooo much food. Between the pupus and the dinner and dessert this is everything I noted we had:

  • Boiled Peanuts
  • Seared Ahi
  • Grilled Chicken
  • Grilled Steak
  • Grilled Pork
  • Grilled Ono
  • Grilled Aku
  • Grilled Portuguese Sausage
  • Kauai Asparagus
  • Broccoli
  • Portuguese Meat
  • Lettuce/Veggie Salad
  • Fruit Salad
  • Macaroni Salad
  • White Rice (always!)
  • Chantilly Cake (is this local?)
  • Blueberry Cheesecake
  • Jello
  • Carrot Cake
  • Coffee Cake

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Waimea Canyon

May 14th, 2004 · 4 Comments


Waimea Canyon, Kaua’i


Waimea Canyon, Kaua’i


Waimea Canyon, Kaua’i


Kristin & Dallas – Waimea Canyon, Kaua’i


Rob, Sarah, Dallas, Rachelle, Kristin, Cousin – Waimea Canyon, Kaua’i


A goat on Waimea Canyon, Kaua’i


Waimea Canyon, Kaua’i


Cousin at Waimea Canyon, Kaua’i


Rooster at Koke’e State Park picnic area


Waimea Canyon, Kaua’i


Flowers on a trail in Waimea Canyon, Kaua’i


Flowers on a trail in Waimea Canyon, Kaua’i


Hydrangea flowers on a trail in Waimea Canyon, Kaua’i


Flowers on a trail in Waimea Canyon, Kaua’i


Flowers on a trail in Waimea Canyon, Kaua’i


Ginger on a trail in Waimea Canyon, Kaua’i


Rachelle & Kristin


Flowers on a trail in Waimea Canyon, Kaua’i


Flowers on a trail in Waimea Canyon, Kaua’i


Ferns on a trail in Waimea Canyon, Kaua’i


Flowers on a trail in Waimea Canyon, Kaua’i


Flowers on a trail in Waimea Canyon, Kaua’i


Flowers on a trail in Waimea Canyon, Kaua’i


Going back to the Jeep & Sebring


Rooster at Koke’e State Park picnic area


Rooster at Koke’e State Park picnic area


Waterfall at Waimea Canyon, Kaua’i


Waimea Canyon, Kaua’i


Waimea Canyon, Kaua’i


Waterfall at Waimea Canyon, Kaua’i


Waterfall at Waimea Canyon, Kaua’i


Jo Jo’s Shave Ice, Waimea, Kaua’i


Jo Jo’s Shave Ice, Waimea, Kaua’i


Jo Jo’s Shave Ice, Waimea, Kaua’i


A beach in Waimea, Kaua’i


A beach in Waimea, Kaua’i


A beach in Waimea, Kaua’i


The sky at a beach in Waimea, Kaua’i


A house in Waimea, Kaua’i


Waimea, Kaua’i


Driving through Waimea, Kaua’i

(Photos by Rachelle & Kristin)

This is the post where I try not to be pissy because I lost an entire CF card full of photographs that I took at the Waimea Canyon, the drive up there and hiking on a trail. I know a lot of other people took photographs but there were a few I was really excited about that I took. Sigh.

So on Thursday we drove to the canyon and stopped at a few lookouts before stopping the Koke’e State Park picnic area for lunch. After lunch we started a hike on the Nu’alolo Trail (i think). After a short while, Kristin, Sarah, and I walked back and drove into Waimea for some shave ice and shopping then took a siesta on the beach. Cousin, Dallas & Rob continued to hike for the entire afternoon. Later on we went to Dallas’ Uncle Dee and Aunt Kathy’s for dinner.

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» Dallas Takes the Quick Way Down (.mov, 108k)

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