How The Stuff You Buy Gets Here When You Live On An Island

In pursuit of wrapping up Phase II of the recent architectural project, a helicopter was chartered for some aerial work. The Robinson 22 is a tiny aircraft, seats a pilot & one passenger only. The cockpit, a small plastic bubble offering clean 180 degree views.

The day was crisp & blue...ideal conditions. On the way to the building, I managed to capture a few images of the Matson Container Barge & tug chugging it's way into the island's only deep water harbor and central supply depot. 

Most of the items we buy, use and eventually discard arrive in the island's by sea freight.

Bird's Eye View

Things have been quite a bit busier around here for the past week or so. A two day architectural shoot now completed & in the can, a potential holiday issue magazine cover shot today & yesterday and then best of all, a two hour helicopter flight to shoot images around Maui's south shore. The day could not have been better! The image above is Pu'u O Lai, an extinct volcanic cinder cone surrounded by two of Maui's nicest beaches... Big Beach/Makena State Park and the smaller "Little Beach", Maui's notorious clothing optional (unofficially) beach.