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Category: Maui

  • Ho’okipa Beach, Maui

    Ho’okipa Beach Park, just off the Hana Highway near Paia… It’s the top surfing spot in Maui…if you’re not a surfer, it’s still a really interesting place to stop, so grab lunch to go in Paia and spend some time taking in the scenery.  I have more pictures to share from here, but this is…

  • wine in the rain

    A little drizzle is no problem when this is the view while enjoying a glass of wine on vacation… The wine is a California Pinot Noir, Meiomi 2012, recommended by the bartender at the Castaway Cafe, the restaurant at Maui Kaanapali Villas. It’s not a fancy place, but the food is very good. Much better…

  • toes in the sand, watching a sunset (there’s nowhere else I’d rather be)

    What’s better than sitting on the beach, toes stuck in the sand, listening to the waves, maybe seeing a whale off in the distance, feeling a nice breeze, and watching the sky change before you?  A sunset can be beautiful no matter where you are, but the combination I just described just may be my…

  • 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…

  • 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.…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • “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…

  • my bliss

    My favourite think about this trip to Maui was sitting on the beach and watching the sun set so I thought I’d try something different and post a video of Monday night’s sunset at Kaanapali Beach.  After uploading all my pictures, I see a lot more sunset posts over the next little while (after all,…

  • 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…

  • Kaanapali rainbow

    Every morning walk should end with a rainbow….