Dan with light beacon

Nakalele

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June 25th 2010
Seems like every Hawaiian word we come across has an extraordinary amount of vowels. Wheel of Fortune would make a killing here, selling vowels by the dozen. We are on Maui for the wedding of Cathleen’s niece. It is quite beautiful here in paradise, and while it is hot and humid, it seems there is always a cool breeze. Today we spent the morning hiking to the Nakalele blowholes. The small o ... read more

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