Virtualoha
As the weather turns to shit outside in Calgary (the snow is piling up, and temperatures are expected to hover around the -25'C mark all week), today I stumbled upon a live webcam in Kihei, Maui that just happens to overlook Kamaole Beach Park II- the beach directly across the street from the condo complex we stayed in while in Maui earlier this month.
The webcam is a streaming live (via java applet), movable camera hosted at MauiCondoWebcam.com. The ability to move and zoom the camera is done using a queuing system- you request to take control of the camera- and you are given 3 minutes of control time. Anyone else who requests after you are put into a queue. It's not uncommon to have to wait up to 20 minutes for your turn in line to take control of the camera.
The transition back into our daily routine after getting home from Maui two weeks ago has been tough- and the weather and increase in workload doesn't help. But to be able to sit on this cam and 'virtually' sit on the beach in Kihei is a nice way to escape for a few minutes in a day to- for example, observe sunset to mark the end of your day. :)
