The Sun Returns

Our second week in Maui has begun as the first one started, with the sun shining bright in the sky.

Monday

Monday was another driving day, so we jumped in the car and drove down to Wailea. It was about as long of a drive as we expected, but it was a nice drive. We ended up going down the Piilani Highway and not Kihei Road, which would have likely been more scenic.

Our main goal for driving down to Wailea was to check out the Shops at Wailea and get a little bit more familiar with the area, not necessarily a beach trip (although the weather was cooperating for one). The Shops seemed like a nice mall, and we were a little surprised that it was more crowded or busy as it was, like we had seen at Whalers Village. We ended up walking around for a little bit, took some pictures, and didn't stay too long.

After coming back to our hotel, we decided to walk over to Hula Grill for a late lunch / early dinner. Another walk through Whalers Village followed dinner, and we found our way back to the hotel to taken in the Black Rock Cliff Dive one more time. Our night ended by making one more trip over to the Cannery and Safeway to pick up some snacks and other things we needed for the rest of the week.

Tuesday

With the sun back out, it was time for another beach day. So after breakfast, we jumped in the car and drove up to Kapalua. This time, we found it. :)

Kapalua Beach was a little smaller than we had expected it, and it was a lot more crowded that D.T. Fleming Beach that we went to last week. We were able to find a spot on the sand and I started taking photos while Cindy enjoyed the sun. There was some construction happening in the background where they were building new residences, but it didn't bother us as much as you think it would when you see it.

There were a number of people snorkeling and scuba diving at Kapalua, and after looking through the polarizer on my Canon to deflect some of the sun off of the water, you could see reefs and rocks just hidden under the water. There was also a canoe lesson going on right there on the beach as well. All-in-all, it was a pretty nice beach.

As I walked around the lawn just north of the beach, I was able to see some of the snorkel activities going on in Namalu Bay, where the Teralani and Gemini boats were docked. There were also some interesting rock formations out near the snorkelers, which I just had to take photos of up until my memory card filled up.

We picked up subs for lunch again on the way back to the hotel. Cindy went back for a second helping of sun down by the pool while I stayed behind and worked on the website for a little bit more. I also was going through some of the photos and videos that we've taken thus far. After Cindy returned and freshened up, we took a quick trip out to Front St. and did a little bit more shopping at Whalers. I had another craving for some Hawaiian Pizza, so we ate dinner at the food court, picked up desert and came back for the night.