Today was nice and quite.. In the afternoon we drove up to Iao in the high part of the island. It was about 15 degrees cooler and very lush up there.. only about 10 miles from the beach.
Gabe and Sam headed out for Hawaiian Barbecue. while Diane and I headed back to our favorite fish place..
We are loving this place !
nite all, nite sam
-me
This morning we took a snorkeling trip to Molokini.. a tiny crater just off the coast of maui which has wonderful snorkeling. . we went with a company that took about 30 folks at a time on a very fast power boat. It was such an awesome trip !
It was such a fantastic trip. Lots of colorful fish, sea turtles, coral.. Snorkling is hard work.. we stopped at 4 places…. once inside the crate.. which was nice and shallow.. then on the outside where it was 100’s of feet deep with a huge swell.. Then a couple places on shore to see turtles.. Gabe has great underwater pics on his go pro.. I’ll add them into the blog somewhere
We were happy and tired by the end of the trip.. We went home, showered.. and headed north to explore Lahaina on the north west coast.
We stopped at a great Poke place on the way up.. then walked around Lahaina.
Diane and I were there for our Honeymoon in Sept of 1986 !. I will share some pictures of that too when I find them.
Lahaina was cute.. and crowded.. glad we’re staying out of the crowds down in Kihea.
noite all, nite sam
-me
We spent the day learning our new surrounding. The condo is great.. just a couple of minutes walk to a gorgeous beach. Here is the first of many photo dumps of beautiful -)
nite all, nite sam
-me
We woke around 4 for the trip to the airport. Kyle kindly drove us.
The flight to Chicago was uneventful.. but once in Chicago a broken toilet on the plane delayed our 9:25 flight to maui.. for an hour.. then two hours.. and eventually to a change of plane and gate 6 hours later.. It wasnt too bad since we hung out in the lounge and ate.. but we were very glad to board the plane at 3PM for the 8 hour gliht.
The plane was packed.. and the upgrades I’d requested hadn’t come through.. so we were in the back of the bus.. but the plane was comfortable.. and I had a really nice travel companion.. so the trip passed quickly (I watched Big Lebowski without sound for the 20th time . (honest !) .which is something to celebrate : -)
I got caught up on my email and got soem recreational coding done too.. * hours was my normal commute to Munich.. so it felt liek old times
We were happy when we saw Maui come out of the ocean.. rainbow and all !
Gabe and Sammantha had beat us here by abotu 5 hours. they’d picked up the car and checked out the condo.. and came back to pick us up. We dropped our stuff and headed to a nearby Fish resturan (Coconuts.. we loved it !) .. then came back to the house for a delayed birthday cake (guava cheesecake) for Gabes birthday which was Thursday.. SO happy to be here.. and so happy to be with Gabe and Sam (yes.. it’s interesting to write Gabe and Sam.. ) .. Sammantha (AKA Sam i) s so great !
So happy to be here.. more from this part of the world as the week unfolds !
ntite all, nite Sam
-me