maique
maique

Had the pleasure of meeting a couple of friends today. I missed both, but one is a very dear friend, and it was truly a treat.

a bearded dude holding a magazine

Meet Rui (Instagram link warning!), super photographer, who has to visit the mainland to get a copy of one of the magazines he works for.

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odd
odd

@maique It just struck me - you are named after two islands!

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maique
maique

@odd Hahahaha... Well, not exactly. This one is named after a saint that shares my name. Disclaimer: I'm no saint 🤣

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odd
odd

@maique Haha, I knew that, but it would’ve complicated my sentence. Are your family originally from Madeira?

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maique
maique

@odd No, no family there. Madeira means “Wood”, nothing more. I’m just plain old Mike Wood.

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odd
odd

@maique Oh, I didn’t know that! I’m like “Arrowhead-Warrior Gravel”. 🌲🪵🪨

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maique
maique

@odd That’s WAY cooler!

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