



I came across this scene at Hawi Wind Farm on my way down to walk at Upolu. I’ve seen similar before, various maintenance tasks being performed on the turbines. In this case, the crew appeared to be cleaning rust streaks and then painting them.
When I zoomed in I was taken by a few thing. First up was the shadows thrown off by the man up in the air. I thought this shadow had the look of an old time whaler. When I zoomed in, I was charmed that they were to be using a roller to paint these rather large turbines. Granted, they were just patching bad areas, but it seemed like they might use something giving quicker coverage. I also liked the patterns made by the painted patches, as if some kind of code was involved.
Oh, and yes, they missed a bit!
I was hoping for some better art works 🙂
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Yes, they could have been more creative.
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That shadow does catch the eye!
And how annoying that they missed a bit!
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Just a bit of touch up work until their new operating permit issue is settled I think.
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It looks like a major job!
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It is, but I think this was more some relatively quick maintenance. I believe their operating permit is up for renewal so I don’t think they want to spend too much time and money on the facility until that’s sorted out.
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I can imagine that it is a ongoing process to keep it in a good condition.
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It is. It’s near the cost so a lot of salt air around and, of course, rain and wind.
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