Photoblog: And Paradise was Nice
I’m back with the requisite mainlander pink sunburn, 6 days in Hawaii did me good, we stayed in the North shore, which is mainly untouched, unlike the crowded skyrises of Japanese/tourist owned Honolulu.
To unplug was good, but I’m still going to slowly wade back to shore (aka reality). Mentally, I’m still floating in the blue azul sea, I guess the vacation wasn’t long enough.
I’m not the only one that’s distancing themselves from the conversation, so expect me to slowly return to normal, if at all.
But, in the meantime I wanted to share some of the photos I took from the vacation, all are untouched raw photos from the Nokia N95 camera phone.
Update: We stayed at Gigi’s rentals, in these beach cottages, (specifically this one) very affordable, less than a hotel. See Google Map, it’s the cottage, not the large complex. It’s nice to shop for you own food at the local supermarkets, getting fresh seafood and wine/beer, and not spending ridiculous amounts of money on food.
View from Hau’ula, Oahu’s Quiet and Rural North Shore, this was my daily morning view….sigh
Gentle sway, rustles in the wind
Warm sunrises
Every morning, the sand crabs dug ‘fans’…
…and mounds
Seclusion
Clean morning air
Tracks of a giant sea turtle
Where we stayed, our private beach
Kayak
Private Beach
Surfboards in Kawailoa, the Surfing Capital of the World
Matsumoto’s famous shaved ice
Giovanni’s Shrimp Truck
The shrimp is raised in local shrimp farms, very fresh. We brought our own beer
Peacock in Waimea Valley
Lifeguard tower at Bonsai Pipeline
Bonzai Pipeline
Silhouette
Kailua Bay
Buoys
Fragrant
Beach Cottage
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Awesome pictures! Hope you had a great time. Missed your useful tweets and blogs.
…..mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm……….
BTW, that’s a camera phone? Nice pix!
Hey jeremiah,
Glad to see you had an awesome vacation. My girlfriend and I are headed to Kapolei on Sunday for 5 days. After seeing your photos, I cannot wait.
Hope all is well.
Dude, thanks for the great photos. But no surfing shots? (Okay, thanks for the one wave pic…)
Glad you had a good vacation!
Aloha,
Graeme
Jeremiah, Welcome back! The pictures look absolutely amazing. Pretty impressive from the N95. Good luck shifting from THAT into the regular routine! -Dan
Welcome home Jeremiah. Glad to see you were enjoying some quality down time. Your vacation photos look fantastic! The Nokia N95 picture quality is remarkable.
@dmitrigunn
Graeme
My phone camera doesn’t have a zoom, so there are surfers in other pics, but they just appear as specks.
While on vacation, it’s nice not to lug around a bulky camera.
Jeremiah- very nice. takes me back…
Great shots. Takes me right back. I lived for 2.5 years in Hauula and definitely miss the ocean. Nice to see you were enjoying yourself. Your twitter presence was missed.
Welcome back to the mainland. Mahalo my friend
Take your time coming back. It looks like you had an amazing/relaxing time there. It helps to recharge in Hawaii.
Heard you 86′d my question via twitter on the widget panel yesterday.
Cheers!
Awesome pics! I need a Nokia N95 - the pictures are better than my cannon!
Rodney
It was an excellent question, which we took anyways
Thanks for being engaged, even 300 miles away!
Welcome back. missed u on twitter. Just wasn’t the same w/o u.
Glad u had a great vacation. Awesome pics. didn’t you hate to come back?
Ann Rusnak
“The Time Diva”
Fantastic pictures! Glad to see you putting the Nokia N95 to full use.
Great pictures Jeremiah, my mouth is watering from the picture of the shrimp from the shrimp truck. And yes the N95 also blew away my expectations of what kind of quality you can get from a cameraphone.
(for anyone that doesn’t know I do work for Nokia so I’m probably bias
Thanks a ton for the example that even the most connected can successfully unplug and for the absolutely inspiring photos. Bravo.
Awesome photos! I just bought the n95 too so I’ll be posting up to Flickr shortly with them.
Fantastic photos! It makes me want to get back to the North Shore asap!
Glorious. I went to Maui last year–what a great time. Of course, I wasn’t as good as you, and I did a couple of hours of email every morning before Alisha got up.
Shame shame Chris. just a shame.
Chris, part 2
But now I’m trudging through email hell.
Looks like you had a great trip. Would love to get the information on where you stayed as I am always looking good locations on the north shore.
I update the post. We stayed at http://www.gigisparadise.com/cottages.htm
Its been quiet in blog/twitter land. Never thought I would say this but you were missed!! Welcome back.
I can’t even bear to look at these. Too painful. Must book vacation. NOW. At the very least I’m going to find some Melona…even if I have to have it shipped here (they don’t carry at my local Sam’s).
Aloha Jeremiah,
It was great to meet you. Those photos are fantastic. Thanks again for spending time with the local Hawaii geeks. We all hope to see you again soon.
Aloha, Dave.
Glad that you enjoyed Hawaii, and hope that you will be back soon. Your lovely photos will definitely send your followers our way.
There are lots of interesting deals to Hawaii right now, including a $599 Royal Carribean cruise next month that does a night sail of the volcano.
Aloha,
Jeff
http://beatofhawaii.com
J:
Really nice pics - you have a good eye and should use a real camera!
Welcome back.
TO’B
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Okay, if you ever quit the Analyst gig, we now know you have a future in Travel photography…
Those are simply incredible.
I would’ve thought you were a professional photog working on a show or a marketing spread.
Take your time - the ‘conversation’ has been full of childishness, churlishness, and whining this week. That’s as good a time as any to stay away and recover your strength for awhile.
Let the sunshine stay in your soul for a few more weeks - and then come back to let us hear what you’ve thought about.
Glad you had a good vacation - you deserved it!!
You deserve this!
Thanks for sharing - what an amazing experience.
Jeremiah, Glad you are back and also happy to see such wonderful pictures.
Jeremiah,
Looks like an awesome vacation !!
Excellent pictures as well - really capture the feel of your time there.
Welcome back..
Hey Jeremiah, welcome back!
Glad you had a great time.
North Shore is one of my favorite places.
An exhilarating feeling is to wade out into the surf on the North Shore, on what appears to be a calm day. Once you are out in the open water, it’s a whole other story.
Nice pictures…
How do you capture all these pictures?
Which model is your camera?
If jealousy is a sin, then I’m a sinner. Wonderful photos Jeremiah. Glad you enjoyed your time away. Thanks for the link as well.
Now, get back to work!
Aloha Jeremiah,
It looks as if you enjoyed your time in Hawaii
Those are some nice pics especially the one with the turtle tracks. Thanks for the taking the time to hang out with us at the Highway Inn and giving advice on our various situations.
If you are ever back in town be sure to look us up so we can show you the nightlife of Honolulu :0.
Off to enjoy the beach.
Chris
www.techustle.com
Stephanie, these photos are from my camera onboard my Nokia N95 cell phone.
Thanks everyone for all the kind comments.
Paul, no, I don’t want to get back to work, I’m still quite sluggish.
it’s been really quiet. glad you’re well rested and back. just ease back into it.
Jeremiah,
Take your time, wade into the waters — paddle out to the third break when you’re ready. Mahalo for sharing my home with your readers, am glad you found a spot on Oahu that treated you and your wife well - and gave you the momentary peace that you needed.
Aloha,
NEENZ
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Great stuff! As everyone is on the topic of camera phones, anyone looking for a camera phone should try the SonyEricsson K800i or higher.
Awesome pictures! I am looking at N95 in a new light.
Miss your tweets. Was just wondering where you have gone..hope you are feeling recharged!
Thanks for sharing the awesome photos! Hawaii is a wondrous place. Sounds like you’re well rested. Welcome back!
Glad to see that Giovannis Original White Shrimp Truck is still there. Had been there in 2005
http://www.flickr.com/photos/injelea/2154641917/in/set-1138438/
Welcome back Jeremiah! Pictures look amazing…definitely putting Hawaii on my list of vacation spots.
Love the pix Jeremiah,
Of course now I’m wishing I got the N95 on the last upgrade… thought I’d keep using the old fashioned SLR for photography and the phone for internet/calls. But your shots really stand up. Great job. Welcome back.
PG
Jeremiah,
You should trade Gigi’s Rentals vacation time for a web site update. I am sure you could pull out some made HTML skills and give that site a little refresh.
Genius! I’m a strategist too and also took my first vacation in ages a few weeks ago and hit Ohau and Maui. North Shore completely rocks, though only if you’re into complete remoteness, and surfer style… And it is 27hrs if you’re flying from the UK. Great skills.
Wow, what a nice relaxing set of pix and storyline. Almost makes you wonder if technological immersion is really so great after all…but it really IS, because without it nobody else could enjoy your pix!
It’s actually Banzai Pipeline like the kamikaze, not the plant. Also, I think you may have been staying at my Mom’s friend’s house if the beach in your pictures are indicative of where you stayed. Your photos and descriptions make me miss home…
Loved your pictures!
Awesome pictures!!
Loved your pictures!
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Giovanni’s…. Love that place and like Frank, I am happy to see it is still there (I enjoyed their shrimps back in 1999). Welcome back.
Joe
Thanks
I wanted the spicy ones, but my wife and I were splitting a plate, she didn’t want one.
Plus the menu said “no refunds for spicy shrimp” so I figured it would really light the butt on fire.
Nice pictures but they took long to load on my computer
Looks like you had a very beautiful vacation.
Wonderful photos …
Didn’t realize you had a n95. I got one about 3 weeks ago. Have been happy except for a few technical glitches- not quite as bad as a colleague - but perhaps a case study of social media and tech support/customer support and listening .. story is unfolding
http://beth.typepad.com/beths_blog/2008/04/thinking-about.html
Gorgeous photos! I’m dying for a vacation
The color of the water are amaaaazing. Thanks for sharing!
Great photos…
Bah! Where’s the jellied eals, chip shops and cockle stalls? This has nothing on a beach resort in the UK.
Which reminds me - when might you next be coming to the UK for a visit? Any plans to share the social media sh-message to us Londoners?
Wow… I want to go there!
Kenobi
No plans as of yet, hope to come to UK soon.
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