Kipahulu bicycle powered smoothie
Bob Morris @ Dec 28th 2006 00:08 - Category: Uncategorized Tags: Maui
A little roadside stand in Kipahulu sells fruit and smoothies. There’s no electricity here, so the refrigerator runs by propane and the coffee maker by solar. The blender for smoothies is bicycle-powered. The woman working behind the counter recently escaped from Los Angeles with no regrets.
When the earthquake hit recently, Kipahulu was completely cut off because a bridge was damaged. FEMA helicoptered in copious amounts of canned food, but locals here didn’t really need it. They do just fine from hunting, fishing, and gathering fruit, and can teach us all something about self-reliance.
Here’s the new temporary bridge.
The damaged bridge is in back of this new temporary bridge and crosses a steep, deep chasm.
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Lisa on 29 Dec 2006 at 9:29 am #
Ed Begley shows how his exercise bicycle powers his toaster on:
Ed Begley’s new green reality show, Living with Ed, premieres on Home and Garden TV (HGTV), 1-1-07 at 1pm.
It is supposed to be humorous and informative! Spread the word.
Retro Bicycles on 23 Oct 2007 at 4:34 pm #
Give me an old cool bicycle, and I’ll ride around the city for days.