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Saying Aloha to Maui

Wednesday, September 7th, 2011

Webnelly and Babynelly
Photo: Peter LiuTrip journal entry for Sunday, August 28th, 2011.

From the moment we landed on Monday, we knew Sunday would be here way too soon. But we had the full day to enjoy, and some friends to see before we left.

The Roughest of Mornings

This was our sixth trip to Maui, which means it was the sixth time we had to wake up on the last day of our trip, take one last look out from the lanai, and finish that last minute packing before checking out. And I can’t honestly say it gets any easier each time we do it.

Now, can we say that the morning we wake up to leave Maui is rougher than the 2:30am wake up call back home on the day we started our trip by being at the airport at 4:30am? That’s a toss up.

Wrapping up the Festival

Sunday morning starts with the final session of the Maui Photo Festival, which is centered around the awards ceremony and closing remarks.

It’s also one last chance to network and swap contact info – or these days, Facebook pages – with the other photographers you’ve been shooting next to and talking with in passing over the last few days. That morning, I had at least two people I had never met or spoken to online come up to me and mention my photography blog and said they’ve been following it for awhile and liked my work. That caught me off guard, and I was very flattered.

As part of the awards ceremony, the crew behind MPF put together this slideshow of the winners. It’s a good sample of the types of photographs everyone was taking over the four days, and if you’re looking for a good, visual recap of the entire event (not just what I attended), it’s a nice start.

And if you end up watching the entire slideshow, you’ll be sure to see this shot in there under the Best Aerial category.

Aerial Incline

It’s a pretty neat feeling having one of my images honored (again) at an event like this. Not too much you can describe in words, that’s for sure.

Congrats, Andy!

Our blog here isn’t the only one that had a photographer at the workshops receive an award this year, either. Andy Beal, the photographer from Go Visit Hawaii, also picked up the Best Hula award for his stunning sunset hula shot as well. In fact, head on over to this post at GVH and you can enter to win a canvas print of his winning photo. Hurry, you only have until Sunday!

Last Stop in Lahaina

With the awards ceremony wrapped up and after officially checking out of our hotel room, we were headed into Lahaina for one last stroll and to grab some lunch.

We walked around a bit, deciding on where we wanted to eat. We noticed that what was once BJ’s Chicago Pizzeria was now changed over to Lahaina Pizza Company, so we gave into our curiosity and made our way upstairs. After all, just because the sign on the door changed, there are still great views like this one.

Lahaina Harbor View

Plus, I’m Italian, and it’s deep dish, and we’re from Chicago. You do the math.

Maui Tweeps to Go

After lunch and before our drive to the airport, we had carved out some time to meet up with some of our Maui pals on Twitter at Kalama Park in Kihei. Organized by popular Maui blogger and one of Maui earliest Maui tweeps, @AMauiBlog, it was actually the same spot where we first met up back in February ’09. In addition to Liza, we also met up with @raatz (David) – another one of the tweeps from that first meeting – @peterliu47 (Peter) and @roxannedarling (Roxanne). Peter we had met previously and was shooting along with the rest of us at the Maui Photo Festival. Roxanne was a new introduction (IRL, anyway) to us, and it turns out she came over from Oahu only a few months ago.

There were a few others hoping to make it, but schedules didn’t align in time. Next year, we’ll have to plan a few different meetings.

Like Father, Like Son

As we talked story for a bit, our son was getting a little antsy, so I broke out the cell phone at first and gave it to him to play with. Obviously it wasn’t the first time, since you can see below that he’s getting used to holding it the right way now.

Mahalo to Peter for taking these shots, too. They came out pretty neat.

Webnelly and Babynelly
Photo: Peter Liu

After seeing how much fun he was having posing for Peter, I decided to be brave and take out my camera and let him pose with that, too.

Webnelly and Babynelly
Photo: Peter Liu

Something tells me Christian and I might be a father-son photography team before he’s out of middle school. :)

As with the last few trips, it was great to hang out and chat with some of our Maui friends before we head home. As depressing as that last day of a Maui vacation can get sometimes, having a group of friends to help take your mind off it for awhile is priceless.

Aloha on Our Side

After our get together in Kihei, it was time to make our way to the airport and prepare for the late flights home.

We weren’t running late or anything, but the timing was a little close, and you always just want to get through the routine of rental car return, checking bags, and security as quickly as you can. Especially with a nine month old along for the ride.

So as we pulled up to Hertz to drop off the car, little did we know that we were about to fly through that routine faster than ever.

Hertz with a Save

In the opening post of our trip journal, I mentioned that we drove off the car rental lot with a bad taste in our mouths, even though we had been using Hertz on Maui for years. Well, when we pulled up to return the car and were 3rd in line, we were in for a more pleasant surprise. Just as I started to unload the luggage from the minivan and bring it over to the airport shuttle, the nice lady checking our rental signaled for one of the drivers to bring us to the terminal instead of waiting for the shuttle. Not only did that save us at least 10 minutes or so waiting for the shuttle, it also meant I didn’t have to unload the bags from the rental, get them to the shuttle, and then unload them from the shuttle at the terminal. Well done, Hertz. Mahalo!

United Stepping Up?

Living in Chicago and flying out of O’Hare airport, we’re always a little spoiled with their curbside check-in at the terminal. No waiting in lines to check bags, and straight to security.

For those used to flying home from Kahului, you know there is no such luxury. And in the past, we’d end up spending at least 30-45 minutes in line waiting for the United attendants to show up at the counter and start moving the line along. So when we arrived at the terminal, we were prepared for the long line that was already there ahead of us. Sigh.

But this time, something different happened. A few United baggage handlers had carts and were checking baggage for those inline, which meant we didn’t have to endure the line that was in front of us. That was totally unexpected and equally awesome. Another 30 minutes (at least) saved. This was getting good.

Comes in Threes

The last part that finished off the shortest trip through the Kahului airport was the super quick security lines. It was probably fast because of all those passengers still waiting inline at the United counter in the terminal, but still, there had to be only 4-5 people in line ahead of us.

One could really get used to that type of efficiency, mind you.

The Flights

Now that we were already go to and relaxing at the gate before boarding, it was really setting in that we were about to start our journey home.

Although Christian did fairly well on the flights coming to Maui, we weren’t thinking that the flights home were going to be a slam dunk. Especially since we were flying the red-eye back from Maui to San Francisco, and than continuing to Chicago after a few hours in between. Seeing how the little guy was going to take to his normal full night’s sleep time to being on a plane instead was the big question.

And to our relief, and those in the rows near us on the plane, he pulled it off with only one outburst. Not bad for a nine-month old on a four and a half hour flight in the middle of the night. With the first flight out of the way, we had a few hours for a quick breakfast (after everything opened) in the San Francisco airport before the last leg of our journey. And aside from a late gate change from one concourse to another, boarding and the final flight itself went as well as could be. In fact, during the last hour of our flight to Chicago, there was one child older than our son that was starting to fuss and make more noise that Christian was. Who knew?

Home Once Again

With that, we were back home and ready to sleep in our own bed (and crib). After being used to 2 week vacations to Maui, this second time going for just a single week surely felt less than adequate. But as with all our previous trips, we never wait very long after getting home – or even during the flight home – to start thinking about when our next visit to Maui will be. Even with our son now, that unwritten rule hasn’t changed, and we have a good idea of our Maui plans for the near future and beyond. We’ll be sure to share those here on the blog in the coming weeks and months.

Mahalo Nui Loa

That just about wraps up the trip journal for our ’11 Maui trip, thank you so much for following along with these posts this last week.

I hope you enjoyed reading about our time spent on Maui, and that maybe they’ve sparked ideas for your future trips or even about coming to the island for the very first time. In either case, please feel free to comment or leave any questions that you might have on this or any of our previous trips, and I’d be happy to talk story and share my thoughts the best I can.

Thanks again,
– Kris

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Familiar Lahaina

Friday, September 2nd, 2011

Checking out the MenuTrip Journal Entry for Wedneday, August 24th, 2011.

If Tuesday was the day of exploration, Wednesday was staying with the ol’ familiar. And speaking of familiar, the open ceremony of the Maui Photo Festival on Wednesday night felt like a good ol’ reunion, too.

Front (Street) and Center

Waking up Wednesday, we already knew we’d be staying close to home this time. And before the morning was over, we were already browsing the shops along Front Street looking for some keiki-sized Aloha wear. While almost two years had passed since we were last in these parts, many of the places we were used to had stayed the same, with only a few minor alterations.

By not having breakfast, we were ready for an early lunch. And like years past, it had to be Cheeseburger in Paradise. Sure, it has a tourist feel to it, but it was one of the first places we ate on our first Maui trip in ’06, and it just feels right as one of our other travel traditions.

And even though we had little Christian with us, they still chose to seat us upstairs and right near the window. The views of the harbor are pretty nice up there, and even Christian had to come over and glance out the window for a few moments. He was half fascinated by the boats out on the water and half fascinated by the water running up the sand and the shore directly below us. I imagine he was connecting the dots from his first beach experience on Tuesday, but you can never be sure.

Time in the Shade

We didn’t spend too much more time shopping in Lahaina after lunch, but we did wander over to the Banyan Tree to cool off in the shade for a bit. While we were there, I walked around looking for a few images to capture.

Lahaina Banyan Tree

Banyan Tree

Banyan Tree Scars

It is, after all, one big honkin’ tree and has been around for over 150 years now. It’s not that easy to get the entire scene in just one shot, so I was more interested in finding a few different angles from underneath.

Oh My, Hula Pie

After leaving Lahaina, it was back to Whalers Village for the next biggest challenge of our trip…the Hula Pie!

Okay, we were actually going to Whalers Village to meet one of my very supportive followers on Twitter, Gale… aka @MauiKindaDay. One of the great things about Twitter is that you can find and follow folks that are living the good life on Maui, and then when you actually get to meet them in person, it’s even cooler. Gale and I had been trading photos of Maui and sunsets for at least six months now, so meeting IRL (in real life) was extra nice.

And while we were there, of course, we just couldn’t resist the Hula Pie.

The Hula Pie Has Arrived

All Gone

Mind you, we didn’t actually give our nine month old son Hula Pie to eat – which would have been a HUGE mistake if we had ever wanted him to sleep again for the rest of the week. The server just happened to bring out 4 spoons, and with each of us already using one, Christian felt like he needed to do as we did.

We did find it somewhat alarming, however, that up close, the Hula Pie was almost as big as he was. Yikes, that’s a lot of goodness on one plate. :)

Back to the Hyatt

As we waited for the sugar coma to set in, we drove back to the Hyatt to get settled for the evening and the opening ceremonies.

When we were making our way to the elevators in the Lahaina Tower, the Maui Photo Festival crew were already setting up and ready for check-in. We stopped to say Aloha and made introductions to the ‘ohana that was joining me this year. It was great, thanks to Facebook, because the head folks for the MPF had already seen tons of photos of Christian online and were happy to finally meet him in person.

After checking in to the festival, we made our way to the room for a little downtime. Cindy and I ended up heading downstairs to the Umalu restaurant at the Hyatt to bring back dinner upstairs, and I started to work on a few photos from Monday and Tuesday. Before long, it was already time to get cleaned up for the MPF ceremonies downstairs and get the party started.

Opening Reception

It didn’t take long once the crowd outside the ballroom doors at that Hyatt started gathering to bump into some familiar faces from the ’09 photo festival. From instructors to other photographers, I was blown away by how many people remembered me from two years ago. I shouldn’t have been that surprised, though, since most of us have been keeping up with each other on Facebook since the last time I was on Maui. Regardless, it was a nice moment.

There were a few folks, however, that we hadn’t met yet that had us really excited to meet face-to-face.

New Faces

First up, we were saving two empty chairs at our table during the first part of the reception, for the great folks over at Go Visit Hawaii – Sheila and Andy. We had been tweeting, blogging, and sharing with GVH for what has seemed like years now, so getting to meet them IRL after all that time was really great. Also, Andy is a big fan of another one of our Maui photography pals, Peter Liu, so being there for that introduction was neat, too.

And last, but by no means least, was getting our first up-close peak at Baby Mia, the newborn daughter of our friends Chris and Natalie. We met Natalie back in ’09 when she shot our amazing vacation portraits. We met up again later that same year at the first Maui Photo Festival and have been keeping in touch ever since. It was one of the many highlights of the night, and I even had the chance to shoot portraits of Natalie and her daughter later in the week, so you’ll need to stay tuned to the trip journal for those, soon. :)

That’s a Wrap

And just like that, the evening was over. The Maui Photo Festival and Workshops had officially begun, and the shooting was starting at 5:45am the following morning. That, of course, meant it was time to get some shut eye and brace myself for a non-stop 3-day learning marathon.

Thursday Was Up in the Air

It was a little hard to sleep Wednesday night, because looking ahead to Thursday meant another date with the heliport and a doors-off helicopter ride with my new camera gear. It was a thrill to fly and shoot back in ’09, and it was going to be an even bigger event going up for a second time around. Stay tuned!

– Kris

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Off to Explore

Tuesday, September 15th, 2009

Trip Journal entry for Monday, September 14th, 2009

The first full day of our trip called for a little exploring and some familiar scenery.

One of the cool things about Maui is that even when you’re plans don’t work out, there are still some great memories to be made. Case in point for Monday was our drive north of Kapalua in search of the Nakalele Blowhole. Maybe a little bit of arrogance on my part, but we decided to just wing it drive up on our own without reading too much about where it was.

We never actually made it to the blowhole itself, although I could tell we were close. Instead, we did end up spending about 2.5 hours hiking, climbing, and taking photos of some breathtaking views from the sea cliffs in the area nearby.

Where's Kris?

Jagged Maui Coastline

Maui Cliffs

Us On Maui

Nice hair, eh?

It was a beautiful morning to be out there, and definitely something we’ll want to do again. With a little more preparation, that is.

Show Me The Turtles
Two weeks ago I shared an article about the new turtle hatchlings that arrived at the Maui Ocean Center courtesy of Sea Life Park on Oahu. Seeing that we love honu, we just had to check these guys out.  They were too cute, for sure.

Baby Honu

Baby Honu

Baby Honu

Well worth the stop. This little guy had his own tank, while the slightly old ones were taking over the Turtle Lagoon. Certainly much smaller than the ones we saw back in April of last year.

After that, we made our way into my favorite exhibit, the Open Ocean Exhibit. The timing couldn’t have been perfect because it was feeding time. We came in near the tail end, but there was a big group outside the shark tank and one of the naturalists holding a Q&A session with one of the divers in the tank. Very cool to see, if you get a chance.

Photos didn’t turn out that great (I didn’t bring my tripod in from the car), but I did shoot some video that I’ll hopefully get around to posting once we get back.

Before we left Ma’alaea, we took a quick stroll through the shops there and came across one of the 808 Clothing Company stores. We first found them last February during the Whale Day Festival and were going to try and find time for a trip down to their Kihei store, but this was much more convenient for us on our short trip. I really love the cool designs they have there, plus the fact that everything is made right there on Maui. You can’t get much better than that.

Going to Town
After the stop at the ocean center, it was time for our usual day one tradition. Yup, a stop at Cheeseburger in Paradise for a meal with a view.

Cheeseburger with a View 

Sure, it’s a tourist place right in the middle of Lahaina, but it’s been a regular stop of ours since we found them in Waikiki on our honeymoon quite a few years ago. We joke because we always have one of two waiters that we see there each time, and last night was no exception.

New Aloha Wear
While we couldn’t fit in a luau this trip, we were on the lookout for some new Aloha wear to bring home with us, another one of our traditions. Actually, this time it found us, as we spotted it in the window along one of the shops on Front Street. I’ll post a picture later in a week when we take our Aloha photo for this trip.

It was quite a busy first full day, with Tuesday shaping to be just as busy. And this is all before the 6am – 10pm activities begin on Thursday for the Maui Photo Festival. I’m going to be completely wiped out once this week is over. :)

Mahalo,
– Kris

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Our Last Day in Lahaina

Tuesday, March 24th, 2009

Trip Journal entry for Friday, February 27th

Our last full day on the island this trip, spending it in Lahaina during the morning and with HAPA at night.

More Whale Watching
We were out the door early on Friday, our last full day on the island. The morning called for an 8:30am whale watch with the Pacific Whale Foundation, so we had to be in town by 7:45am for check-in. It was the first time we had been around Front Street that early in the day, as things were still opening up and the pedestrian and auto traffic were down to a minimum. While it made perfect sense to be so quiet at that hour of the day, we never really pictured the bustling shopping areas as being so vacant.

The 8:30am whale watch was a late addition to our trip plans that we had scheduled earlier in the week. Seeing that it would give us more time in the afternoon over say a 11:30am or a 1:30pm excursion, it was worth the early start. As we were aboard and heading out of the harbor, the 6:30am whale watch was heading back in. Now, that would have been way too early for us.

I referred to our surprise about the lack of crowds on Front Street that morning, so too was the activity around the slips in the harbor. We had some time to spare before boarding and decided to walk along the boardwalk at the pier. As we walked, I snapped a photo or two of the boats docked in their slips, waiting peacefully for the day’s passengers.

Lahaina Harbor

As for the whales, we were fortunate to see a ton more activity that morning than we had seen on past tours. Of course, the golden rule of whale watching applied: “whichever side of the boat me and my camera were on, all the action was on the other side”. It was okay, though, as just being out on the water again and sharing the thrill of these amazing creatures being so close was more rewarding than any photos I could have taken. We were glad we chose to sacrifice a morning of sleeping late for this last whale watch.

Lunch at BJ’s Chicago Pizzeria
We were back on land and walking around Lahaina by around 11am. Seeing that we skipped out on breakfast, both because of the early departure and the fact we haven’t had enough sea experience to adjust to the motion of the ocean, we were seeking out an early lunch. Seeing as I’m always game for some Hawaiian pizza and we’ve been to BJ’s on our previous trips, it seemed like a no-brainer.

From the upstairs dining area, we were able to take our time and enjoy our meal at a slow pace. Down below, foot traffic was starting to pick up in town as well as boats out on the water near the harbor. The trees along Front Street obstruct some of the harbor views from BJ’s, but it’s still a nice lookout spot. After lunch and a little more walking, we headed back to the resort.

A Lazy Afternoon
Back at the resort, it was mostly a lazy afternoon. It’s always tough that last day or two when the feelings start to sink in that you’ll be leaving soon. Even though we had done so many new things and created a huge amount of amazing memories from the last two weeks, it was little consolation to the thought of going back home.

We started packing a little bit, spent some time out on the lanai, and went ahead and did the online check-in for our flights home (via United). As I try to do on our flights to Maui, I check-in online as soon as they let you (24 hours in advance) to upgrade our seats to the better Economy Plus sections. Once most of all that was done, it was time to get ready for our concert out at the Maui Arts and Cultural Center. This year, just as on our last trip, we were going to see HAPA at the Castle Theatre.

A Night at the MACC
Since we had seen HAPA at the MACC last year, we were a little more savvy about the courtyard festivities prior to the show. Rather than trying to find dinner in Kahului before hand, we showed up early to dine there instead. It turns out we were early, but not early enough to avoid a good 30 minute wait in line for food. It was still okay, though, since we were still on Hawaii time (aka in no real hurry) for one more day.

Our seats for this show were almost the same spot as we had the previous year. It was a lovely evening, although there were a few more on-stage antics this year with one of the special guests HAPA had invited. There was still magic in the air and the result was another reminder of why we’re such a big fan of their music and why their popularity on the islands has stayed so strong over the years.

The drive back to the resort at night was stunning as usual. It’s a rather different drive along Hwy 30 at night than it is during the day, since there are no street lights and, this time around, only a sliver of moon hung in the sky. The seemingly constant stream of headlights from oncoming traffic was more than enough to light the way along the turns in the road, but what was more beautiful is looking out over the water in the darkness.

Grant it, my eyes were focused mainly on the road ahead and Cindy was the one enjoying the view, but at certain points near Maalea, you could see lights from Kihei across the water, almost as if the town was floating in the sky. Had we more time to spend and me all my camera gear, it would have been nice to stop at the Papawai Lookout and taken a few keepsake photos of the view that night.

The Final Night’s Sleep
There really wasn’t too much left to do by the time made it back to the resort. Most of everything was packed already, and we knew that no sooner did we fall asleep, it would be daybreak already and time to head home. We were trying out a different travel plan on the way home, taking off at 2:30pm instead of the red-eye back, so that meant even less time to spend making our way back to the airport.

Despite our impending departure, we still slept rather soundly knowing very well that we were already planning are latest return visit to Maui.

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Unwinding

Thursday, February 19th, 2009

Trip Journal entry for Tuesday, February 17th.

With so many things scheduled for these two weeks, Tuesday was just a day to unwind and relax.
Time for Breakfast
Neither one of us normally eats a really big breakfast everyday, so when we’re here on Maui, it isn’t usually a daily thing. When we do decide on eating breakfast, though, like we did on Tuesday, we never have to go far.
Whenever you read about how to save money and eat smarter when visiting Hawaii, books and blogs always say “avoid the buffets.”  They are normally way over-priced and you typically only eat one or two plates anyway. Well, for us here at the Sheraton, we book a room package that includes a free breakfast buffet for two every morning, so that’s a big plus.
I’ve mentioned that this was a first trip to Maui during one of the busy seasons, and that was evident this morning. For eating breakfast at around 9:30am, we had a good 20 minute wait. Never had that before on our other trips. The wait wasn’t too bad, however, because there was one of the ukulele players and a hula dancer from the luau downstairs performing for the guests in line. It made for some nice atmosphere.
Blogging on Vacation?
After breakfast, we head back to the room for a little bit. Yes, as you can tell by reading this, I am actively blogging on my vacation, sharing with everyone our experience here on Maui. After all, that’s the whole purpose of having this site, right? (If you’re not sure, check the tagline in the upper right-hand corner).
At the moment, my blogging isn’t staying that current, with me being about two days behind. I’m working on that, though, and trying to push out these journal entries early (very early) in the morning so that I don’t take away time from the rest of these beautiful days on the island. Anyway, as soon as I was able to finish the first journal entry for the trip, we were back out the door.
Walk it Off
One of the things we like to do after having that big breakfast is to walk it off. There are so many places to go walking here in Ka’anapali, so that’s what we did. Our first stop was at the Westin, where we hiked up the stairs to the Heavenly Spa. The intent was to book spa reservations for Cindy on Thursday, but things started to look a little dark.  Literally, not figuratively. Was the spa closed at 11:30am?
Actually, the spa lost power about 2 minutes before we got there. Can you imagine being in the middle of a massage and then, poof, no lights?  There was a woman in the hallway as we left that was finishing her manicure, too. Too funny. Cindy was still able to talk to one of the receptionists at the spa, bring back a “menu”, and call later to make the reservation.  Let’s home the power is fine the entire morning on Thursday. :)
After the Westin, we continued down south along the beachwalk and enjoyed such a beautiful walk. There wasn’t a cloud to be found overhead as we made our way passed each resort. We noticed a lot more foot traffic and activity stands along the beachwalk than in the past, but I guess we can attribute that to the busy season as well. We spotted a few paddleboarders this year, which up until recently, we hadn’t seen as being a popular thing with visitors here.
Hmmm, Pizza
With our nice hour long walk out of the way, we found ourselves back at Whalers Village. It was time for a light lunch, so we headed down to the food court for my absolute favorite, Nikki’s Pizza. For whatever reason, I have not been able to find a better slice of Hawaiian pizza than at Nikki’s. Anywhere. Those giant, juicy chunks of Maui pineapple with very thin slices of ham is, for me, the true definition of ono-licious. I scored one right out of the oven, too. Sweet.
The other mission we had at Whalers was continuing to look for attire for our vacation portraits. We spotted some really nice shirts for me at Honolula Surf Co., but they were priced a little higher than I was willing to pay. Cindy was trying on a few things, and it was about then when I received a call from a rep at the Pacific Whale Foundation needing to reschedule our whale watch on Wednesday. It was pushed back from 1:30pm to 3:00pm, which wasn’t too bad.
We left Whalers Village with no success on the portrait attire, but that would soon change. The next stop was the Lahaina Cannery Mall. It only took a few stores to first find a shop that had some really nice Alohawear for both Cindy and I. While that wasn’t the intent of this shopping adventure, we now had this year’s alohawear for our luau next week. Plus, that good shopping fortune continued over to the next store where Cindy found the outfit that she was looking for. Cross that off our list.
Time to Relax
With two shopping victories out of the way, we headed back to the resort. Cindy did a little reading on the lanai, while I, you guessed it, was back on the laptop blogging away. For awhile there, I thought I had the whales swimming out near our lanai all figured out. Whenever I sat down to type something, there’d be spouts or a splash out on the water. So, I’d stop, grab the binoculars and take a look. After about 10 minutes of watching, I’d sit down and repeat. :)
Cindy came in from the lanai and took a little nap while I was blogging. It wasn’t long before the sun started its decent down from the sky, and I witnessed another beautiful sunset here on Maui. From the vantage point on our lanai, we can see the island of Lanai to the left and Molokai to the right. With this view, the sun set just behind Lanai, and with only a few clouds above the edge of the island, the sun and all it’s glory tickled the cliffs as it went down. I did my best to capture this moment, but the colors on that little LCD screen just didn’t do justice to what I was seeing with my eyes.
Maui Sunset
What’s for Dinner?
By about 7pm, it was time for dinner. We decided to try a new place nearby, Lulu’s Lahaina at the Cannery. We walked passed it early in the week, and it looked like a nice place to try. Although parking at the Cannery that time of night was pretty packed, there was no wait at Lulu’s and the food and service we pretty good. We had a table right near the window, and while there was quite a bit of activity going on outside, we didn’t really notice it that much.
To cap off dinner, we had the malasadas at Lulu’s, which were really, really good. It was then a walk over to Starbucks and back to the resort. It was normally about this time of night where we would head out to the beach for a nice after dinner stroll. Unfortunately, the winds had picked up pretty good, and besides that extra chill it was carrying with it, it would have made that walk a little bit more difficult to enjoy. So we decided to just call it a night.

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