Wednesday, May 16, 2007
What we saw in West Hawai'i
¶ Wednesday, May 16, 2007 
 | We came back by the southern route: Max has a thing for the black sand beaches, after the visit with my folks. He doesn't care for the waves, but he likes the beach. |
 | This is a model of the brig Thaddeus which brought the first Christian mission to the island. It's in a historic church down by the Kona waterfront. |
 | This is part of the damage suffered by the Hulihe'e Palace (one of three royal residences in the United States) in our October quakes. |
 | The inside wasn't much to look at at the moment, but the ironwork on the gates was nice. This seems to be the Royal Seal. The motto translates as "The life (sovereignty) of the land is perpetuated in (by) righteousness," and it's still our state motto. |
 | From the balcony of the hotel. Yeah, everyone gets a shot like this, but the sliver of sun and colors are too good for me not to share. |
 | Coffee! This is beans curing in the sun after having the skins soaked off. After a few days of this, they get peeled and roasted. |
 | Have to keep turning the coffee every couple of hours, apparently, so they dry evenly. This is the Greenwell farm, by the way, one of the oldest coffee operations on the island. |
