View from the Parker Meridien, 38th floor.
Tag Archives: Travel
Lava Lamp
One of our favorite adventures on our honeymoon to Hawaii was our stay in Volcano Villiage at the Bamboo Lodge and the nightime hike out to the Kilauea lava flow. Last week, some 40+ acres of land fell away into the sea, exposing a rare sight – a lava waterfall. 
Some six feet in diameter and plumeting 45 feet to the ocean below, the waterfall appeared after the shelf collapsed over the course of 4.5 hours last week. On our visit in September 2003, there were a handful of active vents, enought to see the lava glowing as the sun set, and to realize how thick the stuff actually can be – much more like oozing rock-like mollases than streaming water like I had always perceived it from photos and video. Anyway, it’s quite a sight to see – I highly recommend a visit to Kiluaea if you ever are on the Big Island.
Photos from USGS.gov web site.
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San Francisco QuickTrip
I took a quick trip out to San Francisco for a DoubleClick meeting in
Napa Oct 16-Oct19. I visited Shane and Vicki Holland and their adorable
little man Ian. Just a few pics since I left my charger at home :-(.
But I did manage to get a few cute pics of Ian and a nice view of the Golden Gate Bridge. In addition to getting a lovely head/chest infection, the DoubleClick meetings were enjoyable – notable for the fabulous dinner at Cakebread Cellars. I spent more on wine I shipped back home than I probably should have. But hey – how often can I get my hands on a reserve wine a winery I love doesn’t retail anywhere but at their own vineyard.
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Sam goes to NYC
So after abandoning my family for four or five trips to NYC over the last few weeks, I took Amy and soon-to-be six-month-old Sam along this week. They played while I was in meetings Thursday and Friday, and we spent the weekend from Cousin Miriam’s place on the Upper East side. The photo above was taken from Herb Marx’s apartment, overlooking the United Nations, the East River and Queens/Brooklyn. Take a look at the gallery here.