Thursday 11/22/07 Thanksgiving Our last full day in Hawaii. We tried to go for a snorkel when we got up, but the waves were just too choppy. Instead, we spent most of the day at the Maui Ocean Center Aquarium. It is really a very nice aquarium, even if it is a little pricey. They’ve …
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Wednesday 11/21/07 Today we went to the last part of the island we were going to be able to explore – the northwest side. We started out by stopping at Honolua Bay for some good views of the coast and to watch the surfers do their thing. It was surprisingly fun to watch. We had …
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I saw a sign that really seemed odd to me at Haleakala Crater. Over the toilet in the ladies restroom, there was a sign that indicated the water in the toilet was reclaimed water and, therefore, should not be used as drinking water. As you have probably noticed, most public toilets do not have an …
Tuesday 11/20/07 Up again today before dawn for the snorkeling trip I had scheduled to Molokini Crater. In those last moments before the alarm went off, I was dreaming that we had overslept and were going to miss the trip. Even in my dream, Steve wasn’t nearly as upset by the prospect as I was. …
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Monday 11/19/07 It was shortly after our zipline tour on Wednesday, just as he realized I had a big hike in Waimea Canyon scheduled for the next day and then we were flying to Maui at 7am on Friday so we could get an early start on the drive to Hana, oh and by the …
My momma wanted a picture of the spider, so here it is!
Sunday 11/18 You know how your knuckles feel when you sprain a finger and it gets all swollen? Right at the joint there, you can’t quite bend your finger, and the swollen fleshy bits touch each other more quickly then they normally do? That’s how my butt feels. Today, we went for our horseback ride …
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Saturday 11/17 As I mentioned yesterday, Steve loves the lava tubes. There is a big old, pay-to-get-in lava tube in the Hana area that we were thinking about hitting before starting out on the road Saturday morning. Unfortunately, it didn’t open until 10 am and we were out and about by 9 am. Instead, we …
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Friday 11/16 “But wait,” you say. “I thought the road to Hana was on Maui, not Kauai.” And you would be right, my friend. It all seemed to make such good sense at the time I was planning the trip. And, honestly, it did make sense. We got up around 4am on Friday to catch …
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