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Whitsunday Islands, another destination on my list.

davidavery — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 22:01:59 +0000

Bordered by the Great Barrier Reef and 74 tropical islands in the calm waters of the Coral Sea, the Whitsunday chain of islands lies midway along Australia ’s Queensland coast. It’s a very kewl area of Oceania. The region spans from the beautiful beaches of Bowen in the north to the inland township of Proserpine to the gorgeous golf greens of Laguna Whitsunday in the south. Airlie Beach is the gateway to the 74 islands – only eight of which are inhabited. Can you say secluded? Can you say quiet? Can you say “this just moved to top-o-list!” I’m ready to discover Heart Reef, the white, silica sands of what many people call the world-famous Whitehaven Beach. Best of all, I like the idea of sailing at sunset across crystal-clear waters. Even though they don’t say it there, we can here … Aloha.

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The Pacific blue of New Caledonia … further west.

davidavery — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 00:17:04 +0000

Kicking off the new year was easy as getting up and then laying back down on the sofa. Earlier today I reviewed my 2010 Island Calendar and found a must-visit island off the coast (considerably) of Australia: New Caledonia.

The name Caledonia derives from the Latin name of an area corresponding to modern Scotland, and used as a poetic name for Scotland under the influence of Neo-Classicism. According to those “who were there,” the rugged coastline of New Caledonia allegedly reminded Captain Cook (whose father was a Scot) of Scotland, and he thus named it New Caledonia. While the official name is Nouvelle-Calédonie, the territory is often called only Calédonie in colloquial use. The nickname (le) Caillou (literally “the stone” or “the pebble”) is used as an endearing term by the European community of New Caledonia to designate the territory. It allegedly refers to the main island of New Caledonia which is a nickel-rich, long rock formation emerging from the Pacific Ocean.It reminds me of another place I’m fond of ….
Aloha.

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Pu’ookie: Ke ki’i mana’o.

davidavery — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:18:05 +0000

Ke ki’i mana’o (the meaning of the image or photo). E’ai ka mea i loa’a (what you have, eat — i.e., be satisfied with what you have), e kuilima (join hands), e pűpűkähi (be united in thought).

Hea ha ka puana o ka moe (what will the result of this be)?

Aloha (breath of life and love).

Aloha wau ia ‘oe.

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Tattoo bad boy gone wrong: work with a tattoo artist next time!

davidavery — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:46:59 +0000

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Polynesian arm tattoo: a Hawaiian influence.

davidavery — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:16:08 +0000

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The least movement is of importance to all nature. The entire ocean is affected by a pebble.

davidavery — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 12:58:22 +0000

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There are two primary choices in life: to accept conditions as they exist, or accept the responsibility for changing them. When changing refer to form 39.

davidavery — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 23:40:23 +0000

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Childhood smells of perfume, flowers and brownies.

davidavery — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 00:12:09 +0000

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Kim Jong-il: give ‘em bullets and see which way the guns point.

davidavery — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 13:11:08 +0000

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Kim Jong-il: what does MM3, Peacekeeper, 117A and AC-130 mean?

davidavery — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 13:50:53 +0000

Certainly it means that you need to calm down. Put the missile up and relax – lest your country is turned into a charcoal briquette. Nuf said.

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