Little Iguana

Last morning on the atoll

Mirage?

Was I imagining things, or did the horizon go all wavy?

View from my BOQ (dorm)

Kamani

This is a true Kamani tree and it is amazing, considering the place
where it grew, and that the ground is only about 7 feet above high
tide in the lagoon 20 feet away.

Where I'm at

This is from the patio where I'm getting wireless signal now. It's
Sunday, the team is off without me, and I'm feeling good enough to
maybe snorkel a little later.

Missing home

She's going to be bigger when I get back. I will have missed almost a
fifth of her life by then...

Daybreak at the edge of the earth

Plush

Lobby shot. Love the architecture here.

Singapore Brekkie, Fourth and Final Course

A glass of watermelon/pineapple/rockmelon/dragonfruit juice, grapes,
another quail egg, mini schallots as a pallette cleanser, a chocolate
pastry, and one last cup of coffee. Somewhat indulgent, sure, but I
literally don't know where my next meal is coming from.

Singapore Brekkie, Course 3

Handmade yogurt, assorted fruit, dry muesli. If you haven't guessed
yet, this is a buffet.

Singapore Brekkie, Course 2

Belgian waffles with warm honey, toasted European bread that I sawwed
off and toasted and smeared with Nutella, and a second cup of coffee.
Kind of an early dessert course.

Singapore Brekkie, Course 1

Made it to Singapore last night without much drama besides the shuttle
driver being late to pick me up, and actually got some sleep in the
room. Staying at the Intercontinental and it's amazing what the per
diem will get you here.

Here is the first course of my breakfast. Freshly prepared spinach
mushroom onion cheese omlette, quail egg, lachs and capers, salami and
pastrami, chinese steamed fish, chicken sausage, prawn dim sum,
roasted potato and vegetable medley, and excellent coffee. Best to get
the heavy stuff out of the way first.

Guess where I am...

... or was ...

Aloha!

Ayla says, "Bye bye, daddy! Miss you! Hurry home!"

Three quick ones.

I’m off to the airport soon, so here are a few recent pics to hold you over for the next 11 days.  I’ll try to post some pics from my travels as I go.

Is that all for me, mom?

This was taken against a wrinkly blue sky as she jumped on a trampoline… 

Jury is still out on her first hairdoo.

In case there was any doubt...

Bundled

Ready for the frigid Hawaiian summer.

Talking to the Animals

Livin’ in a bjorn down by the river …

Ayla nose best

Not fooled at all by the "got your nose" trick!

Horsey says neigh!

Hi there!

Daily Ayla 6/6/09

Sorry for the lapse, rough week. We seem to get this face alot lately.
Still looking to get the elusive smile on film...