tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10083242424237144722024-03-21T15:22:07.290-07:00CTLS Flat Stanley ProjectChronicling the travels of our flat friendsCanterburyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17821014691534416310noreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1008324242423714472.post-54279798944697504232011-11-10T11:15:00.000-08:002011-11-10T11:16:51.308-08:00Flat Alexandra and Flat Amy's Journal Entry from La Perouse Bay<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">We took Flat Alexandra and Flat Amy to see the lava flows at La Perouse Bay. Flat Niamh visited the site last year and that post can be seen here: </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://ctlsflatstanleyproject.blogspot.com/2011/02/flat-niamhs-journal-entry-from-la.html">Flat Niamh's Journal Entry From La Perouse Bay</a>.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Since all of the girls were really intrigued by the landscape, we consulted Wikipedia for some more information, all the following text is either directly taken from Wikipedia or is slightly abridged from the original Wikipedia text. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></span></div><blockquote class="tr_bq"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 19px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">The bay's Hawaiian name is Keone</span><span class="okina" style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">ʻ</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">o</span><span class="okina" style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">ʻ</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">io.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 19px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"> It was at La Perouse th</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">at the first Westerners set foot on Maui. When the French explorer Jean François de Galaup La Perouse landed here in 1786, scores of Hawaiians from the village of Keone'o'io came out to greet him. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">It was later named for the French explorer Captain</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"> </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Fran%C3%A7ois_de_Galaup,_comte_de_La_P%C3%A9rouse" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; line-height: 19px; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-decoration: none;" title="Jean-François de Galaup, comte de La Pérouse">Jean-François</a><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Fran%C3%A7ois_de_Galaup,_comte_de_La_P%C3%A9rouse" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; line-height: 19px; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-decoration: none;" title="Jean-François de Galaup, comte de La Pérouse"> </a><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Fran%C3%A7ois_de_Galaup,_comte_de_La_P%C3%A9rouse" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; line-height: 19px; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-decoration: none;" title="Jean-François de Galaup, comte de La Pérouse">de Galaup, comte de La Pérouse</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">. In 1786, La Pérouse surveyed and mapped the prominent</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"> </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embayment" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; line-height: 19px; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-decoration: none;" title="Embayment">embayment</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">near the southern cape of</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"> </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maui" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; line-height: 19px; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-decoration: none;" title="Maui">Maui</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">opposite the island of</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"> </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kahoolawe" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; line-height: 19px; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-decoration: none;" title="Kahoolawe">Kaho<span class="okina">ʻ</span>olawe</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">. The bay is the site of Maui's most recent volcanic activity</span></span></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Here is a picture of Molokini, a volcanic crater that is partly submerged beneath the Pacific Ocean.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhckVQoqkIGoS8566YyKx4yfP3PU40WmhbMYzq42HxYDZw7_mEDc2B71zCx2BZbetLJj1tQhVueE_dHJkdAIlyr4I1DgvNUSpbQJIzHacOK_6XmH8PYqzWMWdEKmoxVgM6cEeU7odJ6tms/s1600/Em+Hawaii+Nov2011+070.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhckVQoqkIGoS8566YyKx4yfP3PU40WmhbMYzq42HxYDZw7_mEDc2B71zCx2BZbetLJj1tQhVueE_dHJkdAIlyr4I1DgvNUSpbQJIzHacOK_6XmH8PYqzWMWdEKmoxVgM6cEeU7odJ6tms/s400/Em+Hawaii+Nov2011+070.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm3xrqRkIrl1jpXOv9bwdrrfKlW1nRjFjAw5tlGJ_ZcoH4fWXSW9Dn5sTJ32elrn5oewbPbk9fivojD1HWOqmGJIM-0X3V-J4Us013BXzEgPp73-WERFdLqqInMU_GTBJ7JXWkp4_g0b8/s1600/Em+Hawaii+Nov2011+060.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm3xrqRkIrl1jpXOv9bwdrrfKlW1nRjFjAw5tlGJ_ZcoH4fWXSW9Dn5sTJ32elrn5oewbPbk9fivojD1HWOqmGJIM-0X3V-J4Us013BXzEgPp73-WERFdLqqInMU_GTBJ7JXWkp4_g0b8/s400/Em+Hawaii+Nov2011+060.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> Here's another view from Makena Road, looking out over the lava flow toward Molokini.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqZCcMKgor_OtmiIyFEEh0wuHEuGOQrBeGeFIRTxy1g1MMFBS3RYTguTLQHRcBb2ln5Othq5iwE8Q5tiGEzTRQtMRQJMGDsLwHHhfebe5P41q9nO_pVVh-E-PRqs1tvuzADoGG0pW5ukg/s1600/Em+Hawaii+Nov2011+062.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqZCcMKgor_OtmiIyFEEh0wuHEuGOQrBeGeFIRTxy1g1MMFBS3RYTguTLQHRcBb2ln5Othq5iwE8Q5tiGEzTRQtMRQJMGDsLwHHhfebe5P41q9nO_pVVh-E-PRqs1tvuzADoGG0pW5ukg/s400/Em+Hawaii+Nov2011+062.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> See the lava flow coming down the hillside? And the volcanic cones? They look like little hills. </span><br />
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</span>La Perouse Bay lies directly south of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahihi-Kinau_Natural_Area_Reserve" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Ahihi-Kinau Natural Area Reserve">Ahihi-Kinau Natural Area Reserve</a>. Fishing is prohibited within the reserve, which is home to many <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endemism" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Endemism">endemic</a> and other fish <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Species" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Species">species</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_mammal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Marine mammal">marine mammals</a>, <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_sea_turtles" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Green sea turtles">green sea turtles</a>, and coastal plants.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-2" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Perouse_Bay#cite_note-2" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;">[3]</a></sup><br />
From north to south, the reserve spans four <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahupuaa" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Ahupuaa">ahupua<span class="okina">ʻ</span>a</a> (land division extending from the uplands into the sea). These are Onau, Kanahena, Kualapa, and Kalihi. The reserve was named for the land and sea around the lava flow named Cape Kīna<span class="okina">ʻ</span>u at the southern end of <span class="okina">ʻ</span>Āhihi Bay.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-1" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahihi-Kinau_Natural_Area_Reserve#cite_note-1" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;">[2]</a></sup>Niamh was expecting to see smooth lava which is called pahoehoe lava. However, most of the lava at La Perouse Bay is <span class="okina">ʻ</span>A<span class="okina">ʻ</span>ā, meaning "stony rough lava", but also to "burn" or "blaze". is one of three basic types of flow lava. </span></blockquote><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.4em;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.4em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Kemp_6-0" style="line-height: 1em;"></sup></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjid2l5RWem2AkqPRENaDc26uPb8XrvYhEcrDr98YJ9s5_sKmV3fYgvYVw6UKE3S0zdx7F2UtVL8GtsEUI87C82lZ94P2-3wtNy_Jozp9mvNwyEM5LXbgLzkBEUBNTC1tL67-0gK_ZoMwc/s1600/Em+Hawaii+Nov2011+015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjid2l5RWem2AkqPRENaDc26uPb8XrvYhEcrDr98YJ9s5_sKmV3fYgvYVw6UKE3S0zdx7F2UtVL8GtsEUI87C82lZ94P2-3wtNy_Jozp9mvNwyEM5LXbgLzkBEUBNTC1tL67-0gK_ZoMwc/s320/Em+Hawaii+Nov2011+015.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.4em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><blockquote class="tr_bq"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The reserve's land boundary was specifically designed to encompass the young rugged lava flows on <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haleakala" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Haleakala"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Haleakala</span></a> volcano’s southwest rift zone. Much of the reserve is barren, rough and jagged <span class="okina">ʻ</span>a<span class="okina">ʻ</span>a lava with some smooth <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pahoehoe" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Pahoehoe">pahoehoe</a> lava fed by the Kalua O Lapa cinder cone. These lava flows form Cape Kīna<span class="okina">ʻ</span>u and coat the adjacent sea floor. Also within the reserve is the coastal part of an older, similar sequence of lava flows northwest of Kalua O Lapa. This older sequence, the Kanahena flows, erupted from an unnamed fissure at about 1,400 feet (430 m) altitude.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-dofaw13_2-0" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahihi-Kinau_Natural_Area_Reserve#cite_note-dofaw13-2" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;">[3]</a></sup></span></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
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Five eruptions within the last 500 years are known from East Maui. Kalua O Lapa is among the youngest. Two radiocarbon ages have been determined of charcoal collected from beneath Kalua O Lapa lava and spatter deposits. The average ages indicate the lava flowed sometime between 1419 and 1621 AD. Radiocarbon dating of the Kanahena lava flows leave its age unresolved. The best estimate is between 1024 and 1183 AD.</span></blockquote><br />
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</span></div><blockquote class="tr_bq"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The area contains many <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archaeology" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Archaeology">archaeological</a> sites, including fishing shrines, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dry_lake" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Dry lake">salt pans</a>, and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heiau" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Heiau">heiau</a>, or religious platforms. The road ends at the parking lot/entrance to the seashore and marks the start of the King's Highway,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-3" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Perouse_Bay#cite_note-3" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;">[4]</a></sup> a trail that circumnavigated the island, originally built by <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pi%27ilani" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Pi'ilani">Pi'ilani</a> and later improved by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoapili" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Hoapili">Governor Hoapili</a>, sometimes called the Hoapili trail.</span></blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Flat Amy and Flat Alexandra certainly hadn't seen anything quite like this before! And we're not done just yet.....check back for new posts soon!</span>Canterburyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17821014691534416310noreply@blogger.com0La Perouse Bay, Hawaii, USA20.5979905 -156.4204538999999820.595625000000002 -156.42340539999998 20.600356 -156.4175024tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1008324242423714472.post-83725207490652154682011-11-09T11:26:00.000-08:002011-11-09T11:31:42.872-08:00Flat Amy and Flat Alexandra's Journal Entry from Haleakalā<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Although the weather is still very nice and quite warm this time of year, there's quite a lot of rain compared to <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">summer time. Niamh really wanted to take our visitors up to the summit of <span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;">Haleakalā. The tallest peak of </span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Haleakalā is 10,023 feet above sea level and comprises 75% of the island of Maui! </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;">Haleakalā means "House of the Sun" in Hawaiian and</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;"> in </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaiian_folklore" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; line-height: 19px; text-decoration: none;" title="Hawaiian folklore"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Hawaiian </span></a><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaiian_folklore" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; line-height: 19px; text-decoration: none;" title="Hawaiian folklore"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">folklore</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;">, the depression at the summit of Haleakalā was home to the grandmother of the </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maui_(Hawaiian_mythology)" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; line-height: 19px; text-decoration: none;" title="Maui (Hawaiian mythology)"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">demigod Māui</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;">. According to the legend, Māui's grandmother helped him capture the sun and force it to slow its journey across the sky in order to lengthen the day.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;">We stopped at the ranger station at the park and asked for some information to send back to Ireland. They gave us some great educational materials. Here's a quote from the pamphlet explaining how the Hawaiian Islands were formed:</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;">Since Maui is an island, storms come in very quickly, and the clouds can obscure the crater and the views from up on the summit. We had a look at the weather forecast and decided that we should scurry on up the road to try to make the best of the most promising weather forecast. </span><br />
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</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 16px;">The Haleakalā </span><em style="background-color: white; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">silversword</em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 16px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"> (Argyroxiphium sandwicense subsp. macrocephalum) is a threatened species. It grows in volcanic cinder at altitudes of 6,800-9,500 feet and can live for up to 50 years. They were almost grazed to extinction during the 1920s but are making a comeback. Niamh thought they looked like something you'd see on the moon. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiYBNYCyrm8G2ABACh3aUNKT_iJZOyq8XArFMdacyEnu9d6pjITmkR-BML1t6thr5d0_JV4WGHZe5VgyGnjCAiWkpfo06q5LBUN4qfBGGJywCX7OtMU2kXG00ZtOundCKCYvwyjy4GOZs/s1600/IMG_0728.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiYBNYCyrm8G2ABACh3aUNKT_iJZOyq8XArFMdacyEnu9d6pjITmkR-BML1t6thr5d0_JV4WGHZe5VgyGnjCAiWkpfo06q5LBUN4qfBGGJywCX7OtMU2kXG00ZtOundCKCYvwyjy4GOZs/s400/IMG_0728.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Well, we are keeping our guests busy so there should be some new posts soon....check back for updates. </span></span>Canterburyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17821014691534416310noreply@blogger.com0Haleakalā, Hawaii 96790, USA20.7097222 -156.2533333-17.5944188 143.9810417 59.0138632 -96.487708300000008tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1008324242423714472.post-48758591693634067242011-11-09T10:23:00.000-08:002011-11-09T10:23:31.160-08:00Flat Alexandra and Flat Amy go to Maui!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_56YZWdA-xLqIxhq-3oGjVTT9mUhwpIDbm-WKVxmPWO9sdd4nu8tPsjsF9x2FCtz3hrnQnlxl6UpfbCh8wy-2AAmMVHM0vfDb-aItCrVcmA3F1J6Kw8TWi3Me_OLzcn3WJYeg28Vmp-w/s1600/Flat+Niamh+2011+November+002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_56YZWdA-xLqIxhq-3oGjVTT9mUhwpIDbm-WKVxmPWO9sdd4nu8tPsjsF9x2FCtz3hrnQnlxl6UpfbCh8wy-2AAmMVHM0vfDb-aItCrVcmA3F1J6Kw8TWi3Me_OLzcn3WJYeg28Vmp-w/s400/Flat+Niamh+2011+November+002.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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We have had some company over from Ireland for the last couple of weeks. We are taking them to Maui with us to show them around a bit before sending them back home again. We'll be doing some catching up on posts as well since they've already visited several points of interest in Southern California, and our own Flat Niamh and Flat Clara got to go along to New Orleans, Louisiana. So watch for some updates soon!<br />
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Aloha!Canterburyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17821014691534416310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1008324242423714472.post-59540261690078775312011-11-09T10:22:00.000-08:002011-11-09T10:22:24.641-08:00Flat Niamh and Flat Clara's Last Weekend in Buncrana, County Donegal, Ireland<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>The girls last day in Buncrana. They took a stroll along the Swilly and enjoyed the winter sunshine..<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Here they are with Will, visiting with a boa!</span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And here they are at the ofrenda with Lisa and Robin. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSeWwSCPKbyCBwzhXBx9tZdgsjdM8jeRIJkTH72oWj3jQOlzRe8toRNk_cEtaJIcC7oBD50hNtkuhc6wyFSxvcfKIJ3UTsb28f94uhVMKOHPF1D3Cwqmxks8T1vFTSzJYDqpVrCeT39o4/s1600/307232_2596625841257_1423067522_2884644_2081927253_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSeWwSCPKbyCBwzhXBx9tZdgsjdM8jeRIJkTH72oWj3jQOlzRe8toRNk_cEtaJIcC7oBD50hNtkuhc6wyFSxvcfKIJ3UTsb28f94uhVMKOHPF1D3Cwqmxks8T1vFTSzJYDqpVrCeT39o4/s400/307232_2596625841257_1423067522_2884644_2081927253_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <br />
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Niamh and Clara are very much hoping to make it to next year's party.Canterburyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17821014691534416310noreply@blogger.com0Sonoma, California, USA38.5779555 -122.9888318999999838.1881275 -123.63135339999998 38.9677835 -122.34631039999998tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1008324242423714472.post-84931702701975451842011-11-07T09:35:00.000-08:002011-11-07T09:35:42.362-08:00Flat Amy and Flat Alexandra's Journal Entry from Calle de Olvera, Los Angeles, CaliforniaWe took Flat Amy and Flat Alexandra along with us to <i>Calle de Olvera </i>(Olvera Street) which is the oldest street in Los Angeles. It is located in downtown Los Angeles, and is a shopping district full of Mexican shops and restaurants. We went for the<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 11px;">Día </span>de los Muertos</span></i> fiesta which is held every year. <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 11px;">Día </span>de los Muertos </span></i>(Day of the Dead) is actually observed and celebrated over two days, November 1st and 2nd, in which people throughout Latin America remember friends and family who have passed away. It is both a happy and sad occasion. <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 11px;">Día </span>de los Muertos</span></i><i> </i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;"> is particularly celebrated in Mexico, where it attains the quality of a National Holiday, and all banks are closed. The celebration takes place in connection with the </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Catholic_Church" style="background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; line-height: 19px; text-decoration: none;" title="Roman Catholic Church"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Catholic</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;"> holidays of </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Saints%27_Day" style="background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; line-height: 19px; text-decoration: none;" title="All Saints' Day"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">All Saints' Day</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;"> (November 1) and </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Souls%27_Day" style="background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; line-height: 19px; text-decoration: none;" title="All Souls' Day"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">All Souls' Day</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;"> (November 2) although the tradition can be traced back to pre-Columbian times. Traditions connected with the holiday include building private altars called <i>ofrendas</i> honoring the deceased using </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugar_skull" style="background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; line-height: 19px; text-decoration: none;" title="Sugar skull"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: black; text-decoration: none;">sugar</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: black; text-decoration: none;">skulls</span></a> (<i>calaveras </i></span></span></span><i>de<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span></span></span></i><em style="background-color: white; line-height: 11px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">azúcar<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">)</span></span></em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">,</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;"> </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tagetes_erecta" style="background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; line-height: 19px; text-decoration: none;" title="Tagetes erecta"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">marigold</span>s</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;">, and the favorite foods and beverages of the departed.</span><br />
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Here are all four girls striking a pose at the entrance to <i>Calle Olvera</i>; Niamh and Clara are wearing their embroidered <i>Puebla</i> dresses. They are a Mexican folk garment, originally from the State of Puebla, Mexico. They have been considered stylish in California since the 1940s and 50s, right through the 60s "hippie era" to the present.<br />
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We stopped at the Avila Adobe, which is the oldest house in Los Angeles. Los Angeles is actually a very short way of saying the original Spanish name for the city: <span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><i style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;">El Pueblo de <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blessed_Virgin_Mary_(Roman_Catholic)" style="background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Blessed Virgin Mary (Roman Catholic)"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles</span></a> del <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_River#History" style="background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Los Angeles River"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Río</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">de Porciúncula</span></a></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;"> (The Town of </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blessed_Virgin_Mary_(Roman_Catholic)" style="background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; line-height: 19px; text-decoration: none;" title="Blessed Virgin Mary (Roman Catholic)"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Our Lady the Qu</span>een of the Angels</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;"> of the Porciúncula River). Los Angeles is a lot easier to say. Some people call it "The City of Angels", and people who live there call themselves Angelenos. More than 12 million people live in Los Angeles; it is the most populous city in California, and the second most populous city in the United States. Los Angeles was founded as a tiny little town o</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;">n September 4, 1781 by a group of forty-four settlers</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;"> There is lots of history in the area! </span></span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We went shopping for a few things for our <i>ofrenda</i>, such as <i>papel picado</i> and some copal incense. We also looked at these pretty fans. </div><br />
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We stopped to eat lunch at La Golondrina ("the swallow") and had some very delicious Mexican food.<br />
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Some musicians were passing by so we asked if they would sing a song for our guests and they kindly complied with our request for "El Rey".<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Here is a video of the song, sung by its composer <em style="background-color: white; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">José Alfredo Jiménez</em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 11px;"> </span>:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/EyRN5u59zyM?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br />
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And here are the lyrics in Spanish, and English.<br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">El Rey</span></b><br />
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<div id="new_selection_block0.39684894029051065" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="float: right; height: 306px; margin: 0px; width: 396px;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em;"><b>Yo sé bien que estoy afuera<br style="margin: 0px;" />pero el dia en que yo me muera<br style="margin: 0px;" />sé que tendras que llorar</b></div><div style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em;"><b>Llorar y llorar<br style="margin: 0px;" />llorar y llorar</b></div><div style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em;"><b>Diras que no me quisiste<br style="margin: 0px;" />pero vas a estar muy triste<br style="margin: 0px;" />y asi te vas a quedar</b></div><div style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em;"><b>Con dinero y sin dinero<br style="margin: 0px;" />hago siempre lo que quiero<br style="margin: 0px;" />y mi palabra es la ley<br style="margin: 0px;" />no tengo trono ni reina<br style="margin: 0px;" />ni nadie que me comprenda<br style="margin: 0px;" />pero sigo siendo el rey</b></div><div style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em;"><b>Una piedra del camino<br style="margin: 0px;" />me enseñó que mi destino<br style="margin: 0px;" />era rodar y rodar</b></div><div style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em;"><b>Rodar y rodar<br style="margin: 0px;" />rodar y rodar</b></div><div style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em;"><b>Después me dijo un arriero<br style="margin: 0px;" />que no hay que llegar primero<br style="margin: 0px;" />pero hay que saber llegar</b></div><div style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em;"><b>Con dinero y sin dinero<br style="margin: 0px;" />hago siempre lo que quiero<br style="margin: 0px;" />y mi palabra es la ley<br style="margin: 0px;" />no tengo trono ni reina<br style="margin: 0px;" />ni nadie que me comprenda<br style="margin: 0px;" />pero sigo siendo el rey.</b></div><div style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em;"><b><br />
</b></div><div style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">English Translation:</span></b></div><div style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em;"><b>I know very well that I'm out (of your life)</b></div><div style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em;"></div><div id="new_selection_block0.004295415943488479" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; margin: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; text-decoration: none;"><div style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em;"><b>but the day I die<br style="margin: 0px;" />I know you'll have to cry</b></div><div style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em;"><b>to cry and cry<br style="margin: 0px;" />to cry and cry</b></div><div style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em;"><b>You may say you never loved me<br style="margin: 0px;" />but you're going to be really sad<br style="margin: 0px;" />and that's how you're going to stay</b></div><div style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em;"><b>With or without money<br style="margin: 0px;" />I always do what I want<br style="margin: 0px;" />and my words are the law<br style="margin: 0px;" />I don't have neither a throne nor a queen<br style="margin: 0px;" />nor anyone that understand me<br style="margin: 0px;" />but I keep being the king</b></div><div style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em;"><b>A stone in the journey<br style="margin: 0px;" />taught me that my destiny<br style="margin: 0px;" />was to roll and roll</b></div><div style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em;"><b>to roll and roll<br style="margin: 0px;" />to roll and roll</b></div><div style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em;"><b>Then an arriero told me<br style="margin: 0px;" />that you don't have to arrive first<br style="margin: 0px;" />but you have to know how to arrive</b></div><div style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em;"><b>With or without money<br style="margin: 0px;" />I always do what I want<br style="margin: 0px;" />and my words are the law<br style="margin: 0px;" />I don't have neither a throne nor a queen<br style="margin: 0px;" />nor anyone that understands me<br style="margin: 0px;" />but I keep being the king.</b></div><div style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em;"><br />
</div><div style="font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em;">We also heard them sing "Cielito Lindo", here is a video of the song, as performed by Los Lobos, a Los Angeles band. </div></div></div></div><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Cielito Lindo </span></b><br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq"><div style="background-color: #f9f9f9; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.4em;"><b>De la <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sierra_Morena" style="background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Sierra Morena"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Sierra</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Morena</span></a>,</span><br />
Cielito lindo, vienen bajando,<br />
Un par de ojitos negros,<br />
Cielito lindo, de contrabando.<br />
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Estribillo:<br />
Ay, ay, ay, ay,<br />
Canta y no llores,<br />
Porque cantando se alegran,<br />
Cielito lindo, los corazones.<br />
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Pájaro que abandona,<br />
Cielito lindo, su primer nido,<br />
Si lo encuentra ocupado,<br />
Cielito lindo, bien merecido.<br />
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(Estribillo)</b></div><div style="background-color: #f9f9f9; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.4em;"><b>Ese lunar que tienes,<br />
Cielito lindo, junto a la boca,<br />
No se lo des a nadie,<br />
Cielito lindo, que a mí me toca.<br />
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(Estribillo)</b></div><div style="background-color: #f9f9f9; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.4em;"><b>Si tu boquita morena,<br />
Fuera de azúcar, fuera de azúcar,<br />
Yo me lo pasaría,<br />
Cielito lindo, chupa que chupa.<br />
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(Estribillo)</b></div><div style="background-color: #f9f9f9; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.4em;"><b>De tu casa a la mía,<br />
Cielito lindo, no hay más que un paso,<br />
Antes que venga tu madre,<br />
Cielito lindo, dame un abrazo.<br />
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(Estribillo)</b></div><div style="background-color: #f9f9f9; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.4em;"><b>Una flecha en el aire,<br />
Cielito lindo, lanzó Cupido,<br />
y como fue jugando,<br />
Cielito lindo, yo fui el herido.<br />
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(Estribillo)</b></div></blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">English translation:</span></b><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #f9f9f9; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19px;"><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #f9f9f9; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">Through dark tresses, heavenly one,</span></b><br />
<b style="background-color: #f9f9f9; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">a pair of deep brown eyes,</b><br />
<b style="background-color: #f9f9f9; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">lower as they approach, </b><b style="background-color: #f9f9f9; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">a stolen glance.</b><br />
<div style="background-color: #f9f9f9; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.4em;"><b><br />
Refrain:<br />
Ay, ay, ay, ay,<br />
sing and don't cry,<br />
heavenly one, for singing<br />
gladdens hearts.<br />
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A bird that abandons<br />
his first nest, heavenly one,<br />
then finds it occupied by another,<br />
deserves to lose it.<br />
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(Refrain)</b></div><div style="background-color: #f9f9f9; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.4em;"><b>That beauty mark you have<br />
next to your mouth, heavenly one,<br />
don't share with anyone but me<br />
who appreciates it.<br />
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(Refrain)</b></div><div style="background-color: #f9f9f9; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.4em;"><b>If your little mouth, my dark girl,<br />
were made of sugar,<br />
I would spend my time<br />
enjoying its sweetness.<br />
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(Refrain)</b></div><div style="background-color: #f9f9f9; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.4em;"><b>From your house to mine<br />
there is no more than a step.<br />
Before your mother comes,<br />
heavenly one, give me a hug.<br />
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(Refrain)</b></div><div style="background-color: #f9f9f9; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.4em;"><b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cupid" style="background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Cupid"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Cupid</span></a> shot off an arrow,<br />
heavenly one,<br />
And though he was playing,<br />
I was wounded.</b><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">(Refrain)</span></div><div style="background-color: #f9f9f9; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.4em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="background-color: #f9f9f9; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.4em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Next, we went to a bakery called Mr. Churro which sells, well, churros. Churros are kind of like donuts except that they aren't round. They are like a donut stick sprinkled with cinnamon and sugar. Mr. Churro has <i>churros rellenos </i>(relleno means 'stuffed') that have chocolate, custard, or caramel inside. They were also selling <i>Pan de Muerto</i>, which is a type of <i>pan dulce</i> (sweet bread) made for </span><i style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 11px;">Día </span>de los Muertos</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">. It is very good with hot chocolate. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_FlRU5i75IYTsIUI2nYbghMeZsHqb_QxHksylPCR1bQHGttE0Z1HAgrQjGze2FCzfs6KonBNHsz3P8szYlHHwf1FbSF7QWaBhTE9rlaG9Q3Vw2mjsdd6y9IHVSBTF4uD2qh02ZIZSmvo/s1600/316189_10150348634487677_670492676_8358292_2096012466_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_FlRU5i75IYTsIUI2nYbghMeZsHqb_QxHksylPCR1bQHGttE0Z1HAgrQjGze2FCzfs6KonBNHsz3P8szYlHHwf1FbSF7QWaBhTE9rlaG9Q3Vw2mjsdd6y9IHVSBTF4uD2qh02ZIZSmvo/s400/316189_10150348634487677_670492676_8358292_2096012466_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="background-color: #f9f9f9; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.4em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">And finally, we went home and set up own <i>ofrenda </i>with the help of Flat Amy and Flat Alexandra. 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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Since we live right near the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and had NEVER even been to it ourselves, we thought we'd bring our visitors along to check it out. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div> That's not a REAL horse but they had fun posing anyway!<br />
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Standing in front of the California State Flag on display.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Making a speech with Flat Amy-this is a kind of re-enactment activity of Reagan's inaugural address. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFAmSWsX38ujGLJIFsFAZRI3Fr0l3cekbKck-UNM-xoFzKfbD0H2rmUyCp6x3mzpzP8f2Uj1KGybpqYMQ_gofpU8swEP96dViBY2o3sIlRSEPm6JJL6UjFC9zMA__r0PSL3ZpZwHJwMRM/s1600/October+2011+004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There is a replica of "Checkpoint Charlie", the checkpoint between the former East and West Berlin. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Outside the library there is a piece of the Berlin Wall, which came down in 1991 when the former Soviet Union collapsed. Some people credit President Reagan for these events. Regardless, it's a good thing it did come down, and it's pretty cool to see. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-hghCKfVhLbk5HgkrQQIPG2F6M7F7boY94On6lkigFqMCEsU4um-zMd5GpLB3mNx1jlLRCj0KGh-Wj06VgW4syD3HJp3xg9dTNQH7SQHjocln_B4YJtNHyI3v7sBpCjajWeLL_x3eV1A/s1600/October+2011+008.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-hghCKfVhLbk5HgkrQQIPG2F6M7F7boY94On6lkigFqMCEsU4um-zMd5GpLB3mNx1jlLRCj0KGh-Wj06VgW4syD3HJp3xg9dTNQH7SQHjocln_B4YJtNHyI3v7sBpCjajWeLL_x3eV1A/s640/October+2011+008.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>Canterburyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17821014691534416310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1008324242423714472.post-13456975586223372742011-11-05T23:47:00.000-07:002011-11-05T23:47:47.032-07:00Flat Ala and Flat Amy's First Journal Entry from Santa Susana, California<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">First we took Flat Amy to Niamh's swimming class. She is enjoying the warm weather.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Next we took them to see the old train depot. Santa Susana is a Spanish place name-but look at the signs on the depot! It is spelled two different ways. How confusing!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk-ieX-d5Yd_AZZt5H82cGUzib7w45ELvjutwaUKb8-BmfGubeMvDLmHZXxNH-to_Vq40Pysvz1qxPqR7jruVLv8H00JjOHf_Mf2E7IAxyU9qJ5zWcGouaJlH8X9TWN8t-TaF0cDzmw90/s1600/October+2011+010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk-ieX-d5Yd_AZZt5H82cGUzib7w45ELvjutwaUKb8-BmfGubeMvDLmHZXxNH-to_Vq40Pysvz1qxPqR7jruVLv8H00JjOHf_Mf2E7IAxyU9qJ5zWcGouaJlH8X9TWN8t-TaF0cDzmw90/s640/October+2011+010.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br />
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With Flat Alexandra, who's over visiting all the way from Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland.<br />
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</span>Canterburyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17821014691534416310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1008324242423714472.post-39626887728344799632011-11-03T14:09:00.000-07:002011-11-03T14:09:51.391-07:00Journal Entry from Belfast, Northern Ireland<div id="yiv1419941656" style="background-color: white; color: #454545;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Niamh and Clara <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">joined </span></span><em style="color: black; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Céire</span></em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> and </span><em style="color: black; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Odhrán</span></em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> on a trip to the city of <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1320351605_0">Belfast</span> this week. Belfast is home to <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1320351605_1">Harland</span> and Wolfe, the company who built the Titanic. The ship was built in Belfast port.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">After spending lots of sterling in the shops we took a walk around the grounds of Queens University. </span><em style="color: black; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Odhrán</span></em><em style="color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; line-height: 11px;"> </em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">graduated here in 2008. The university is over 150 years old. It offers students a variety of courses, it has a large medical education department.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I am pleased to share my adventures I have had with Flat Niamh and Flat Clara!</span></div><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">The ladies have pulled a trick on you and have done some adventuring off course. We decided to go back packing in the <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1318638840_0">Olympic National Park</span> in <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1318638840_1">Washington state</span>! </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">We flew into <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1318638840_2">Seattle, WA</span> <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1318638840_3">on Oct 4th</span> and drove around the Olympic Peninsula on HWY 101, stopping along the way to see all the different regions in the park.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">We did get some exercise every day by hiking to our campsites. We ended up putting in a total of 23 miles on foot. Luckily the girls didn't get blisters like we did.</span><br />
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<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">We saw different sections of the park; the forest, the coast and the rain forest. This diversity is what makes this park so special. The weather however, ended up being about the same in all the areas.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Even though it is known for a lot of rainfall, the sun managed to shine on us every day.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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<b>Photo credits: Dacia Lange and Mike Calabro</b>Canterburyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17821014691534416310noreply@blogger.com0Olympic National Park, 600 E Park Ave, Port Angeles, WA 98362-6798, USA47.8766069 -123.540767447.473993899999996 -124.34838439999999 48.2792199 -122.7331504tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1008324242423714472.post-11067755616886238302011-10-18T07:51:00.000-07:002011-10-18T07:51:58.218-07:00Fáilte go dtí Bun Cranncha!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI1HJRnhgsoUsL4c6I2XniZRWcTWG4Xv4EcKXd_mFnms9DWgYnyQ4T6QqZqRMJw0xqrh_kNtkr8xSBLUFbwx8gYRY0zNEz5Z7R95IChSPloIZFM7jOA_fGj58wISRqTXgJqBM5QO9zMDw/s1600/Flat+Niamh+and+Clara+007.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI1HJRnhgsoUsL4c6I2XniZRWcTWG4Xv4EcKXd_mFnms9DWgYnyQ4T6QqZqRMJw0xqrh_kNtkr8xSBLUFbwx8gYRY0zNEz5Z7R95IChSPloIZFM7jOA_fGj58wISRqTXgJqBM5QO9zMDw/s400/Flat+Niamh+and+Clara+007.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #333333; font-family: inherit;"><b>Fáilte go dtí </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #454545;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Bun Cranncha!</span> </b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #454545;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">(that translates from Irish Gaelic as "</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="hps">Welcome to</span> <span class="hps">Buncrana</span>!")</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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But wait, here's something a bit more concrete:<br />
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That architecture looks quite distinctive doesn't it? Could it be.....................<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><b>Laissez les bons temps rouler!</b></span>Canterburyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17821014691534416310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1008324242423714472.post-8778161929798870062011-10-17T07:31:00.000-07:002011-10-17T07:31:31.899-07:00On to the Rainforest-Flat Niamh and Clara's Journal Entry<u><br />
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Another wonderful thing about this peninsula is the rainforest. When I hear the word rainforest I think of a hot jungle. But not in this rainforest! No monkeys here! Instead it was 55 degrees and there were herds of elk and black tailed deer that come down from the high mountains in the winter to escape from the snow to eat tons of moss.<br />
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Moss was growing everywhere. Because it rains up to 18 feet a year here, everything grows like crazy. There were new trees growing on top of dead fallen trees. There is supposed to be more living things in one square foot of earth than anywhere else around. Basically it is the opposite of a desert. The trees grow extra big especially in this area because of all the water and nutrients they get from the soil.<br />
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I was ready to get rained on and had on all my rain gear to hike up to Pony Bridge along the Graves Creek but was disappointed because the sun came out.<br />
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I thought this was a Rain forest! But I guess this time of year it doesn’t rain as much. We ended up seeing the sunshine every day on our trip.<br />
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It was still really magical. Flat Clara and Flat Niamh liked it, too. Watch out for the slugs on the trail!!!<br />
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