Delayed Updates

For some reason it's been harder to keep up with the blog on this trip. It must be the sunshine, going out exploring and/or just spending time being lazy. Whatever the reason(s) we'll do our best to catch up today.

We have found Maui to be much more "active" with more tourists than the Big Island or even Kauai. For all our good intentions of just coming and lounging on the beach or by the pool we have found something to see or do just about every day. However, much like at home we love our leisurely mornings having coffee and deciding what the day will hold.

This post may not be in chronological order because our days have blended together. Ahhh ... vacation! Many of our activities seem to revolve around food which then leads to the need to walk off some of the extra calories consumed! Two days in a row we walked over 7 miles; the paths along the beach, stopping to watch the waves and whale watching have continually filled us with awe.

Thanks to the advice of friends who come to Maui, the Maui Revealed book and other brochures we have gone to several great eateries, activities and events.

One of the eateries was The Gazebo Restaurant. We heard that it can be a long wait so we set our alarm (can you believe it?) so we would be there when the restaurant opened at 7:30. We arrived 15 minutes early and there was already a line. It took awhile before we were seated but the pancakes were phenomenal and breakfast was worth the wait.

Feeling the need to walk off  breakfast we went on the Kapalua Coastal Trail.  Between the waves and whale watching it would be one of our suggested "not to be missed" things to do if you're visiting Maui.

After breakfast and our walk, we decided to take a drive up to Honolua Bay lookout (Honolua, Hawaii). We had driven that road when we first got here but it was "drizzly" that day and we didn't get to see much. There were also slides, washouts and roadwork that day. Not that we were hungry after our big breakfast but we had also wanted to try Maui Shrimp Shack and it is generally parked at the lookout.

Another suggestion was to go see the Cliff Diving Ceremony at the Sheraton. It was also suggested to go a bit early for the Happy Hour at Cliff Dive Grill. There was "pre-diving" entertainment which included an explanation of the history of the cliff diving, a hula presentation and Hawaiian music. Through the course of our time there they played the Hawaiian Wedding Song and had us get up and dance. Another very special evening.

When we first arrived in Maui we went to Lahaina to check it out. When we were there we saw that the Lahaina Restoration Foundation was hosting a Chinese New Year Celebration on February 3rd. We spent the yessteraday in Lahaina, ending the day with the Chinese New Year Celebration and the Dragon Dance.

Definitely some fun-filled, memory building kind of days.

Pictures from the past few days

View from the Gazebo Restaurant

Tropical Pancakes and Bacon --- oh yeah!

Love seeing the Koi

Coastal Trail Map

Molokai in the background

Hole in rock ... waves would come through it

Mesmerizing waves

Garey on Kapalua Coastal Trail

The three of us - Kapalua CoastalTrail

Rosie was hoping to snag a good looking male

White, white foam ... looked like soap suds

Building Memories on Maui

Check out wave height upper left corner

Beautiful translucent blue

Can't get enough of the waves

 CHECK OUT THE WAVE PROGRESSION IN THE NEXT PICTURES

First Set of Waves

Second Set of Waves

Better yet ... live action video

Jeff and Rosie at Maui Shrimp Shack ... she's in the pink!

It's 5 o'clock somewhere!

Cliff Diver at Sunset

Splash at bottom of cliff is diver going into water

Sunset from Cliff Diver Grill

Hawaiian Wedding Song - Celebrating Love

Best part ... kissing the bride!

Look at the size of this tree trunk!

Celebrating Chinese New Year