Put da lime in the coconut

When we first began to talk with some folks about our relocation to Hawaii, we found that many had a pretty stereotypical image....white sands, coconut palms, etc.  However, Hawaii has almost all of the 13 world's climatic sub-zones...or as some info sites say, 4 of the major 5 climate zones.  No matter how you count them, the thing to remember about the islands of Hawaii is zone DIVERSITY!  It is not all white sand and palm trees.
 
When we first moved on to our wooded one acre in the Puna district of the big island (BI) we told everyone that we didn't even have one coconut palm tree on the property...which WAS true until today!

Oooops!  Today, while we began to clear out yet another small area of the yard, we found......ta DAH -- not one, but TWO small coconut palms....one of which was just sitting on the ground under a pile of brush.  And, since we DO have a lime tree, that means all we need now is some high class rum.  

The picture below is what our property looks like and features Lunel in  the wonderful tub that will go into our new ohana addition.  We are surrounded by amazing beautiful trees, wild rhododendron, ferns, vines and orchids.