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==Aloha==
'''As the sun rises over Kapa Beach, we say Aloha to Kauai '''[[Image:kapaa_beach.JPG]]
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==Gina==
'''Saturday a Celebration was held for Gina'''
'''Saturday a Celebration was held for Gina'''
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== Lay Day ==
'''Sunday was a rest day and we set off to explore the island'''
'''Sunday was a rest day and we set off to explore the island'''
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'''Master classes were held under the auspices of the sommelier of chocolate - Jim "Criollo" Guerber'''
'''Master classes were held under the auspices of the sommelier of chocolate - Jim "Criollo" Guerber'''
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[[Image:PICT0246.JPG|500px|thumb|left|Jim Criollo Guerber]]
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[[Image:PICT0247.JPG|500px|thumb|right|Pauline,Brian,Louisa,Rebecca,Frank]]
==Food played an important role during the week==
==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  the finest programmers in the world of Comet.'''
'''Jim and Louisa ably assisted by apprentice chef Justin and short order chef Brian prepared meals to delight and tantalise  the finest programmers in the world of Comet.'''
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[[Image:PICT0249.JPG|300px|center|thumb|A few red wines]]
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[[Image:PICT0253.JPG|300px|left|thumb|Brian - Short Order Chef ]]
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[[Image:PICT0235.JPG|300px|right|thumb|Justin - chip off the old block]]
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Revision as of 22:44, 21 August 2009

My apologies to anyone who may be looking at this at the moment, 
something has gone quite strange with the formatting down in the food section,
I am fiddling with it to ascertain what I have done wrong

Contents

Aloha

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Welcome to the Signature Systems dealer conference, Kauai 2009

An introductory tour of the SSI facilities"

Head Office

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Despatch Centre

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View from Porch

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View from Back Deck

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Vegetable Patch

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Gina

Saturday a Celebration was held for Gina

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Gina's Sister Lillian & son Karl 700px}center

Lilly's Birthday Party

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Chef du Jour.- James G. Uerber

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Lay Day

Sunday was a rest day and we set off to explore the island

One Ute - 9 people - no problem

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Jim proudly displays the new downsized Signature Systems HQ & proposed Distribution model - orange flash on right of sheds.

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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 ?

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Waimea Canyon - The Grand Canyon of Hawaii"

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One side of the ridge is the Waimea Canyon, the other side the Na Pali Cliffs

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My guide for the afternoon "Sherpa" Karl Hasser

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The top of the Waimea Canyon and magnificent views to the North of the Nap Pali coastline

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Beautiful sunshine one minute and then in rolled the clouds and it was time to go

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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.

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Barb prided herself on being the first there every morning - about 6.30AM. On the last morning I found out why"

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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

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Pauline,Brian,Louisa,Rebecca,Frank

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 the finest programmers in the world of Comet.


A few red wines
Brian - Short Order Chef
Justin - chip off the old block


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There was the occasional bottle of red wine to complement the fare

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Gerry "ulu" Bennet points out the finer points of breadfruit cuisine to an attentive head chef and Karl was always on hand to taste test



I have just noticed that all the photos of Barb include food or wine, she did actually do some work as well

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