helipad you saw earlier was on the other side of the island. He had to
clear out thick guava trees by hand to make this beautiful spot. I asked
Keith what the name of the high mountain is and he didn't know. I told
him to name it Mount Barbara, so when the tourists come, it will at
least have a name! Someday tourists will land here and maybe hike
down for a swim in the pond. Today Safari Helicopters was making a
trial landing to see if they want to add this to their tour. Keith took
the 2 men into the jungle to show them the pool and posted Todd and me
to watch the helicopter "just in case". We did our job well, and there
were no armed drug highjackers in sight. We weren't sure how we could
have protected the 'copter if we were attacked. But at least we could
photograph the bad guys. The walls of rocks you see in the clearing are
from ancient Hawaiian taro fields. The tour guides would call this
"ancient sacred grounds of the Hawaiians" i think.
This year, Keith let part of the movie "Tropic Thunder" be filmed here.
http://imdb.com/title/tt0942385/
The Robinsons have also shared their
land for "South Pacific", "Jurasic Park", and "Dragonfly" and probably
others. Tropic Thunder stars Ben Stiller and will be out next year.
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