Meet And Greet (Page One)
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You can be anywhere but Hawaii seems like an excellent choice
Did You Know? - The tropics is a region of the Earth surrounding the Equator. It is limited in latitude by the Tropic of Cancer in the northern hemisphere at 23°26′14.2″ (or 23.43727°) N and the Tropic of Capricorn in the southern hemisphere at 23°26′14.2″ (or 23.43727°) S; these latitudes correspond to the axial tilt of the Earth.
The tropics are also referred to as the tropical zone and the torrid zone (see geographical zone).
The tropics include all the areas on the Earth where the Sun reaches a subsolar point, a point directly overhead at least once during the solar year.
The tropics are distinguished from the other climatic and biomatic regions of Earth, the middle latitudes and the polar regions on either side of the equatorial zone.
Aloha... Check in and lets start the party
The band strikes up and Rondeliers begin to move
A beautiful table setting.... It's a colorful evening
The Hawaiian dance is like walking through a rainbow of colors
Checked in by an Angel....
What else could one ask for??
Indeed summer... It's 7:15 and bright out!
"Aloha and welcome to our island"
The black beads are called "Hawaiian Dance Beads"
You must remove a bead every time you dance and at the end
of the evening they all have to be gone!
Finding our tables
Meeting new friends...
Welcome to table #1 - Closest to the music!
Check in is still underway
Our guests are ready for the occasion!
Love the matching outfits!
"I have an idea... Let's do the hula!"
"I will provide instruction... IF you need it!"
"OK... How about the Samba-Hula?"
Amazing... Palm trees on the dance floor!
Did You Know? - Have you ever heard of palm wine? Yeah! Also called "kallu," palm wine is a common alcoholic spirit in regions of Asia and Africa. It can be created from coconut palms, date palms, the Chilean wine palm, and other species.
Watch out... Here they come!
"Who... Little 'ol us?"
More dance beads.... We will have a great evening!
"We are just resting"
The "dragon fruit" is so interesting
Magnificent colors...
The inside is quite surprising
Did You Know? - These fruits are commonly known in English as "dragon fruit", reflecting its vernacular Asian names.
These include the Indonesia buah naga (lit. dragon fruit), the Khmer sror kaa neak (dragon scale), the Thai kaeo mangkon (Thai: แก้วมังกร) (dragon crystal), the Lao maak manggohn (Lao: ຫມາກມັງກອນ), the Vietnamese thanh long (green dragon), and the Chinese huǒ lóng guǒ (fire dragon fruit) or lóng zhū guǒ (dragon pearl fruit).
Other vernacular names are "strawberry pear" or "nanettika fruit".
The name 'pitahaya' or 'pitaya' is, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, derived from the Spanish rendition of the Haitian.
The band kept us up and moving all evening
Here is to ..... ah.... anything!
Just kidding... To good times and good friends!
"Dear... That dragon fruit is staring at me!"
Did You Know? - They are cultivated in East Asian, South Asian and Southeast Asian countries such as Cambodia, Thailand, Taiwan, Malaysia, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, the Philippines, Indonesia, and more recently Bangladesh.
They are also found in Okinawa, Hawaii, Israel, northern Australia, southern China and in Cyprus.
The fruit was probably introduced by Europeans who brought it from the New World.
In the case of Taiwan, the fruit was brought in by the Dutch.
Love the color coordinated outfits...
What is Wyatt playing now... Tiny Bubbles?
The floor was in excellent condition this evening!
Every color of the rainbow
Meeting and greeting... Always fun!
Swirling and twirling
"Do tell!"
"What may I assist you with?"
We had plenty of room to move around this evening!
Love the lei's
Did You Know? - Lei is a garland or wreath. More loosely defined, a lei is any series of objects strung together with the intent to be worn.
The most popular concept of a lei in Hawaiian culture is a wreath of flowers presented upon arriving or leaving as a symbol of affection.
This concept was popularized through tourism between the Hawaiian Islands and the continental United States in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Everybody is here! A few more dances and it will be dinner time!
Poi for all!
The dragon fruit being commercially grown!
One last dance before dinner...
Keeping the wine topped off is essential!
Sound: Hawaiian Sunset Waltz
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Page 1 - Meet and Greet
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Page 2 - Who Was Here?
Page 3 - Serious Dancing |
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