paul & matt visit dean in hawaii

[paulgila]

thanks wal!

robert see what happens when you only make rare appearances on the forum--we get a "comedy tsunami"

from you!

[iwan]

Had to lay it on Paul.  Barely been able to check in once a week lately.  Spent all morning going through the tour.  Great pic's, making me sick...  It was 28F and foggy this morning, time to move to Bali.

Looks like you guys had a great time.

[paulgila]

yikes!that is dingin!

i feel the same way--time to move somewhere panas!

[Gbarce]

Funny stuff. Cute granny!!

Whats that last palm in post 464- a really tall Plagodoxa henryana?

[bgl]

Gene,

That's a Phoenicophorium borsigianum.

Bo-Göran

[paulgila]

last beach day.

matt finally decides to bathe.

"some people have it dead easy."

(john lennon in "a hard days night."it seems appropriate).

self portrait #1

second in the series.

check out the reflection in my sunglasses.

[paulgila]

strangers on the beach.

i did feel special.

sushi as most folks see it...

...and in its natural state.

[paulgila]

more sushi.

i must've been really hungry when i took all these pix.

stealth photography is fun & no one gets hurt.

grocery stores are a microcosm of society.

mr.modulator checking out the mu-mu's.

[paulgila]

more stealth photography.

"gimme 12 of the sake packs to go..."

"and one of these for matt on the drive back to deans."

strange hawaiian custom called "shave ice".

dean got a spoon stuck in his "shaka" & it took weeks to pry it out.

[paulgila]

shave ice lady.

that was her real name.

cassia javanica in the parking lot.

i think thats their natural habitat.

gotta stop at the post office to mail ourselves a package,

frangipani,plumeria,jepun...how many names does 1 flower need?

[paulgila]

more parking lot palms.

"what kinda plants are these again"?

matt HATES starbucks but he let me buy him a coffee anyways.

happy christmas.war is over if you want it.

[paulgila]

gas prices.

its almost up to that in socal now.

back to the airport.

i still have room on my camera for a few more shots!

[paulgila]

there was not much to do while waiting besides take some pix.

i put a "whoopie cushin" under him.

hilarity ensued.

[paulgila]

"hurry up & board!i'm hungry for stale pretzels & juice-juice"!

some kind of magic hovercraft.

so thats how airplanes work!

matt & i with the orphan we adopted.

matts got him digging holes for palms in his yard.

as an added bonus this is the goofiest picture of me EVER.

[paulgila]

back to san diego at last.

they even had a jazz band to welcome us home.

don't worry matt,i won't tell anyone you thought this was real.

well,thats the end of our trip.we had a BLAST & saw some amazing palms.thanks to all who extended their hospitality

& gave their time to help make this an incredible vacation.

truly an experience i'll never forget.

[bgl]

Matt and Paul,

Thanks for an outstanding thread with lots of great pictures and fun commentary. I'm sorry to see it come to an end...!  Anyway, enjoyed having you visit here, and I hope you both can make it back soon!

Aloha

Bo-Göran

[BS Man about Palms]

Encore!!!  Encore!!!

[MattyB]

dean got a spoon stuck in his "shaka" & it took weeks to pry it out

Ohhhh man  :laugh:  :laugh:  :laugh:  that's the funniest thing ever!  Thanks everyone for watching our vacation thread.  Paul, you didn't get any shots of me doing my morning song in my tighty whities?

[paulgila]

yes i did & i am now scarred for life.

[_Keith]

(pohonkelapa @ Dec. 16 2007,19:57)

QUOTE

yes i did & i am now scarred for life.

I am more afraid at what would make you truly afraid.  Congrats guys, you just broke 500.  And we were the winners.  Thanks for letting us tag along on your adventure.

[Kim]

??? What, that's it???  I was hoping to use this to keep me alive all winter!!!

Cheers, boys, it was good fun while it lasted.  I'll go back to page one, do a day at a time, that will get me past the solstice.

Are you going to run three pages of credits with outtakes?  Thanks to all the characters who made this possible, including (in order of appearance) the people waiting in line with you at LIndbergh Field; the security people: Jeff, Duane, Mark, Lisa, Martha, and Hans; the Pilot, Greg, Co-Pilot Suzanne, the Flight Attendants, Alicia, Natalie, Sarah, Tenaya, Jorge and Matthew; the baggage handlers Rogelio, Frank, Enrique, Dustin, Letitia, and Matthew; Starbucks baristas Glenn and Tricia; Dean and his Palm Plantation; sushi master Henry and assistants Tran and Nico;  Fire Rock Pale Ale appears courtesy of Kona Brewing Company, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii; Dean's Pink Axe courtesy of Big Island Props; beach extras Sandy Bottoms, Lucy Inurbelt, Frank Leeboard, Stacey Feelgood, and Eileen Windy.  Paul's wardrobe provided by Natalie Attired, MattyB's wardrobe consultant:  Susan Shocks.  Special appearance by Al in Kona as Al in Kona; etc. etc. etc.

[paulgila]

you forgot--

production assistant:kim

   

[BS Man about Palms]

(pohonkelapa @ Dec. 16 2007,20:37)

QUOTE

you forgot--

production assistant:kim

   

I think thats pretty accurate!  

[Walter John]

That's the longest and most enjoyable holiday thread I've read since my trip to Hawaii and California with the ratpack, I know it hasn't happened yet but stay tuned, you just never know. Looking for sponsors right now by the way.

Thanks Paul and Matt, those petrol prices were kind of scarry. Can you get around by horse and cart there ?

[Gbarce]

That was fun!

When is your next vacation?

[paulgila]

i don't know why the gas prices were so high--matt manufactured plenty himself

[Kim]

(BS, Man about Palms @ Dec. 16 2007,21:01)

QUOTE

(pohonkelapa @ Dec. 16 2007,20:37)

QUOTE

you forgot--

production assistant:kim

   

I think thats pretty accurate!  

I'm afraid to ask what you mean by that...

[paulgila]

i meant the way you handled all the credits at the end!

what did you think i meant?

[BS Man about Palms]

(pohonkelapa @ Dec. 17 2007,10:50)

QUOTE

i meant the way you handled all the credits at the end!

what did you think i meant?

I think Kim was more worried about what   I  thought than you!!!

Easy there, Kim. I'm completely with Paul on this one.  You did a lot of typing!!!  

[paulgila]

looking forward to kims pix of her trip to africa & madagascar...

the "twin peaks of mt.kilamanjaro"

[BS Man about Palms]

(pohonkelapa @ Dec. 22 2007,00:10)

QUOTE

looking forward to kims pix of her trip to africa & madagascar...

the "twin peaks of mt.kilamanjaro"

"Madagascar"?  "Twin Peaks"?   "Mt"? "Pix"?  I'm excited already!

[paulgila]

the links for the "movies" still work. we deserve an oscar!

[MattyB]

Most epic PRA ever! BUMPityBUMP!

[paulgila]

we should go back. there are alot more palmtalk members there now that we could annoy

[www.dadluvsu.com]

Wait another year or two...

[Walter John]

Well I thought I'd go back and look at this epic again. I'm up to start of page 4, great reading and viewing. You guys may have stated somewhere inside this thread, but could you please tell us how many days you spent in Hawaii ?, maybe an approx breakdown of time(days) at various places, I'd like to investigate a travel there sometime in the future. Thanks, coffee ready, now to page 4.

[Xhoniwaters1]

Wow nice palm trip this must have been. Was anyone able to get an official id on this Livistona bc it is a real beauty.

[paulgila]

its been so long now I don't remember that livistona, sorry.

wal I think we were there for roughly 8-9 days, 3 in kona then 2 on Hilo side, then the rest in kona.

[comic097]

Pinanga caesia detail

The Chambeyronias and ferns melded together like the beer and my blood.

Ahhhhhhh, take a break. This is only the first hour we've been at Dean's.

How good is that Pinanga caesia, FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!

[Jeff Searle]

Cha cha change