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spring!
What a beautiful early spring Sunday! This friendly neighbourhood squirrel certainly looks like it had a good winter and is just as happy it’s spring as we all are… If you’ve visited before, I hope you like the changes to my site. I’ve been sharing photos, thoughts, and quotes for the past few years now…
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Haleakala mystery
Does anyone know what this is? I haven’t been able to figure it out. I didn’t want to touch it so I don’t know if it was growing there (there were no other plants growing nearby) or more likely the wind blew it there. Whatever the case, I’m always attracted to colour so I was…
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wonders of Haleakala National Park (with quotes)
If you are planning a trip to Maui, go to Haleakala National Park! If you’re not keen on getting up at 3:30 am on vacation to get there in time for sunrise (which is what you will have to do if you’re staying on the west side of the island!), a day trip is worthwhile.…
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top of the world
Most, if not all, of the Maui guidebooks will tell you a must-see on your visit to the island is Haleakala National Park, preferably at sunrise. The volcano (which last erupted in the late 1700s) makes up more than 75% of the island and is 1.2 million years old. If you google “Haleakala sunrise” you’ll…
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morning coffee with a rainbow
There’s not a better start to a morning than seeing a double rainbow while you drink your morning coffee! It didn’t take long to figure out to always have a camera beside me while I drank my morning coffee as we saw whales almost every morning from the lanai at Maui Kaanapali Villas, but this…
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Maui Seaside Hotel
I enjoy the planning of a trip almost as much as going on the trip itself – researching is fun! I booked the first night at the Maui Seaside Hotel in Kahului (where Maui’s major airport is located) for a few different reasons. It’s about a 45 minute drive from Kahului to Lahaina and since…
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“Ocean View”
“Ocean view” can mean many things when you book accommodations for a trip. It could mean you if you stand on the very end of your balcony and lean the top half of your body just so over the railing… there it is…an ocean view! So, I tried not to have too many expectations about…
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Surfing Goats in Upcountry Maui
The weather in Maui has been unsettled for much of the week, but yesterday was a nice day to be a tourist so we headed to Upcountry Maui to visit Surfing Goat Dairy, Tedeschi Vineyards and Haleakala National Park. It’s a really beautiful, lush area – we could have also visited a vodka distillery, a…
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Kaanapali rainbow
Every morning walk should end with a rainbow….
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Kaanapali sunset
Monday’s sunset at Kaanapali Beach…it’s raining lightly right now so any sunset pictures taken tonight will be from the lanai…I know, life is very tough right now! The pics I post this week will be from my iPhone, but I’ve already taken a lot of pics with my Nikons so I can’t wait (well, I…
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Morning coffee view
Day two in paradise… aka Kaanapali Beach….