Highlights
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As the sun rises over Kapa Beach, we say Aloha to Kauai
Welcome to the Signature Systems dealer conference, Kauai 2009
An introductory tour of the SSI facilities"
Head Office
Despatch Centre
View from Porch
View from Back Deck
Vegetable Patch
Saturday a Celebration was held for Gina
Gina's Sister Lillian & son Karl
Lilly's Birthday Party
Chef du Jour.- James G. Uerber
Sunday was a rest day and we set off to explore the island
One Ute - 9 people - no problem
Jim proudly displays the new downsized Signature Systems HQ & proposed Distribution model - orange flash on right of sheds.
Jim assures us that the strange leafed plants are cacao and it is normal to intersperse it with gum trees in six foot high grass. Oh and by the way , can anyone see the track we came in on ?
Waimea Canyon - The Grand Canyon of Hawaii"
One side of the ridge is the Waimea Canyon, the other side the Na Pali Cliffs
My guide for the afternoon "Sherpa" Karl Hasser
The top of the Waimea Canyon and magnificent views to the North of the Nap Pali coastline
Beautiful sunshine one minute and then in rolled the clouds and it was time to go
Whilst some of us were enjoying the sights of the island Jim and a hardy bunch of chocaholics had returned to SSI to begin the chocolate making process
The complicated process required fermenting the cocao beans and then grinding them for days in the red machine in the background.
Eventually three days later the final process, the chocolate is extruded into the plastic cases below.
Barb prided herself on being the first there every morning - about 6.30AM. On the last morning I found out why"
To make chocolate one needs to appreciate the finer points of chocolate consumption Master classes were held under the auspices of the sommelier of chocolate - Jim "Criollo" Guerber