Bali Ha'i May Call You

"Bali Ha’i was an island of the sea, a jewel of the vast ocean. It was small. Like a jewel, it could be perceived in one loving glance. It was neat. It had majestic cliffs facing the open sea. It had a jagged hill to give it character. It was green like something ever youthful, and it seemed to curve itself like a woman into the rough shadows formed by the greater island of Vanicoro. From two miles distance no seafarer could have guessed that Bali Ha’i existed. Like most lovely things, one had to seek it out and even to know what one was seeking before it could be found.” From Tales of the South Pacific by James Michener. Submitted as a tribute to Nori in the Vintage Photos Theme Park.