After Napili, and Sunset

The closest my swimsuit will get to a surfboard


After dinner, I walked a block to the beach to watch the sunset.




A little later on, after the sun had gone down, the cruise ships on their Sunset Dinner Cruises lined up across the Lahaina Harbor like airplanes waiting to land at O'Hare. Too dark for photos, though.

First excursion

Well actually the first two excursions. 1) was escorted by Anita, my hostess, who showed me this Hawaiian Jade plant, very rare she said and only blossoms every few years; she has it hanging over her koi fishpond and I was in luck!

You can see the blossoms as small darker blue spheres. Then we looked at this bell ginger plant in her neighbor's walkway.

2) Then I packed up, ready to hit the shore roads.



I walked around Lahaina to rent some snorkel gear, and came across the historic Catholic cemetary. Here's something I saw:


Then I drove north and stopped at Napili Beach. There's a webcam, and of course there are actual beach-goers who either enhance or detract from the view depending on how you look at them

These kids were sort of cute though


and the water really is that color!

Home for lunch

Oops! forgot the papaya!

Getting Up in the Morning in Maui

Last night I flew into OGG, Maui's main airport. Looking out the window about 1 hour away from landing, here's what I saw:

My little home base in Lanai is two short blocks north of the main commercial street fronting the water in Lahaina. This is the bedroom: (well, it's really the room, there is a sort of annex that has the sink, microwave, fridge, and coffee maker).

Naturally, I stopped at the local organic foods store on the way in last night to get basic supplies. Here is breakfast:


Time to get out and check out the world!