The hot pitch is poured along the length of the seam, on top of the oakum, and seals the deck. Lastly, the excess pitch is scraped off, leaving a clean, black, watertight seam between each plank. That's the idea anyway. It is wonderful to be in Hawaii but, as you can see, we have our work cut out for us this month. Word on the waterfront is that Hawaii has enjoyed extraordinarily fine weather this winter.
Winters here are never really cold, except at high altitude.
Nevertheless, gales and cold fronts do bring wet and windy weather to the state in winter. This winter, however, has been characterized by dry, sunny weather, and Kona winds. Kona is the Hawaiian word given to the leeward side of the islands. There has been much of this in 1998. Another phenomenon I have observed in recent days is the presence of the vog.