Pushing Sand in Paradise

Big deal you say.Could be at any ol' Sand & Gravel pit. You would be wrong. A slightly different angle reveals that we are at work at a beach here:

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Hmm........Palm Trees in the background. That should eliminate MOST of the Sand & Gravel pits that you had in mind

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Keeping the sand away from a Track Hoe:

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Note the sand coming in from offshore via pipe:

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The sand being delivered ashore originates from this barge just off the beach:

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These shots should give away the location:

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A birds eye view:

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Note the dredge pipe snaking it's way in from the barge:

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More stockpile........

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All construction sites have some distractions. Some are more distracting than others. This one
can be fairly distracting at times.........

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.........keeps right on piling:

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So, finally an Antique in this thread. That's ol 98J with Mrs 98J out on an outrigger excursion. They obviously wanted some ballast up in seat #1, and then someone right behind him
to keep him in line. The work barge bring up the sand in the background:

[img]http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e64/98J/Cats%20in%20Paradise/IMG_8549m.jpg[/img]

To read more on this project, check out the following link:

http://www.hawaiimagazine.com/blogs/hawaii_today/2012/1/9/Hawaii_Oahu_Waikiki_beach

Mahalo!