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 artwork ]

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

Food played an important role during the week Jim and Louisa ably assisted by apprentice chef Justin and short order chef Brian prepared meals to delight and tantalise all of the finest programmers in the world of Comet.