Sunday, August 13, 2006

Watercolors and walks





Mark painted this watercolor looking in a mirror wearing a fresh lei that he got when we checked into the Bali Hai Villas. One of a series of self-portraits Mark has been doing for the last several months.

We hiked yesterday on the Napali coastline -- a beautiful day in the sun! It rains frequently there, as we could tell from the muddy portions of the trail (which were very slippery, climbing over boulders and up and down steep inclines!) It was a two mile hike from Ke'e Beach near Hanalei to "Secret Beach" up and down a mountain and then back in the afternoon sun another two miles! A great workout.

Last night we had a great dinner overlooking the mountains, ocean and sunset listening to some local jazz. It was our last night in Princeville. Now to our next place called Da Fish Shack. On the ocean with outdoor shower only.

The picture of the buddha on the tombstone is from an old Japanese cemetery on the South side of the island. This was an ancient cemetery with incredible Japanese characters chiseled into stone. It was hauntingly beautiful. Elizabeth painted the watercolor from the picture while we were here in Bali Hai.

Next week we move to Honolulu.

1 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

We got a cocoanut in the mail this week! Sonje was adsolutely giddy about it. Wonderful photos. I'm looking forward to keeping up with your journeys.

Much love from the old homestead! (My own blog should be linked from this post somewhere.)

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