The Big Blue Beasty

On Our Way Home

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July 18th 2014
Aloha for possibly the final time!!! (BooooooHooooooo) Thursday here dawned very wet and overcast but still very warm. It looked like it had been raining for quite some time because the Ala Wai Canal over the back of us was very brown and dirty compared with its usual colour. We were a bit concerned because we had a helicopter flight booked for 3pm this afternoon and the weather le ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more