Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Maui

Day 9


Last day.
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I wanted to keep this statue



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Day 8


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I love my pies



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I liked this mirror



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Big brother and little brother




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Day 7


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Went hiking today




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The path towards the top



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The top



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Worth the hike in the mud




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Day 6


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"Want a drink?"

"Ok"



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Another fine evening

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Day 5


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Road to the best snorkeling



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The spot. The dark patch in the center of the bay were thousands of mackerel in a school.

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Day 4 pt 2

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Party time by the ocean



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Soft sunset


Monday, May 6, 2013

Maui

Day 4


The plan: wake up at 3am do the 2 hour drive to Haleakala and watch the sunrise over the clouds in heaven.


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It was actually still quite dark at this time.


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The cheap seats



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Sun peeking through now.



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Loved the clouds traversing the volcano



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Fluffy




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Day 3

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Love these trees. Insert hammock.



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Sunset



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This must get real old for him.



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Dinner





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Day 2

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Smallest tabasco ever



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Started off overcast



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I wish everyone would of gone away for this pic, except the girl.



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View from our patio.




Friday, May 3, 2013

Maui

Day 1

I go to Hawaii every year courtesy of Valve. This year was Maui.

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About to land. Nice to see blue skies for a change.



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View from hotel.



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Our hotel had an interesting style of architecture. Not sure what I would call it.



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Ocean, cigar, my bud is in paradise



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Dinner

Thursday, May 2, 2013

How To Eat Pt. 3

Willow's Inn

2 hrs from Seattle and easily top 5 meals of all time. One sitting each day, and a tiny group at that. If you ever get the chance, do not hesitate to try this place out.


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Getting ready for the meal.



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A drink to start




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Atmosphere = good lighting




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Smoke courtesy of the smoker.




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Meal starts with the menu for the evening




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Sunflower root smoked for 10 hours with moss in a cedar box. One of the most memorable scents ever, and it tasted just as good.



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Smoked steelhead roe, maple syrup sherry cream, fried crepe with chives. So amazing.



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Baked Kale, black truffle puree and toasted rye. So original and delicious



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Shigoku oysters in sauerkraut juice, tapioca pearls and sorrel. Was nice, but the only thing that I ate here that didn't blow me away.



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Shiitake mushrooms marinated in shiitake juice and grilled over fire. The best mushroom I've ever had in my life.



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Scallop with cream, dill oil and water cress. So balanced and perfectly executed.



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Organic grains, watercress emulsion, geoduck, beach peas, St. john's wort and sedum. I was astonished how good this was.



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The view from our window



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The salmon to ruin all salmons. Smoked over green elderwood pictured earlier. Eaten with fingers. So. Damn. Good.




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Smoked mussels, green onion, with wild onion flowers and bread crumbs. This dish would have went amazing with whiskey. It was so good.



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Bread service. Chicken drippings, rustic bread. THE BEST.



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Stewed stinging nettles, fresh cheese, salmon berry flowers, miner's lettuce. Amazing. Really something special.



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Deep fried halibut skin with razor clams and seaweed powder. I could eat these forever.



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This is where Tomo stopped instagraming so I have no idea what I ate



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We're onto dessert. From what I can recall it was a nettle broth with a creamy sorbet of something. It was also one of the tastiest and lightest desserts I've ever had.



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Sweet potato, meringue, and some other tasty things that I've forgotten.




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Caramel and some other tasty bits. I am nothing without Tomo's descriptions


One of the best meals of my life.