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Maui The Big Island of Hawaii August 2012 |
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Eric and Nora on our arrival at our Maui Hotel (IMG_4589 Eric and Nora arrival in Maui.JPG) The family at Kanaha Beach Park, a popular spot for surfers and windsurfers (IMG_4611 family at Kahan Beach Park.JPG) Eric and Nora near the summit of Haleakala, Maui's dormant volcano. (IMG_4616 Eric and Nora above the clouds.jpg) Visitor's center near the top of Haleakala (IMG_4632 panorama crop.jpg) You Are Here (IMG_4644 Volcano You Are Here.JPG) View from the summit, above the clouds (IMG_4650 Volcano Summit.JPG) Elevation at summit (IMG_4651 Elevation.JPG) Bye Nora! (IMG_4652 Over the edge.JPG) Family at summit (IMG_4654 Family at volcano.JPG) Windsurfers back at the park (IMG_4668 Wind surfers.JPG) |
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Windsurfers at Ho'okipa Beach Park, along the road to Hana just east of Pa'ia..... (IMG_4668 Wind surfers video.code) Eric and Nora at dinner at Ko, the restaurant in our hotel with regional.... (IMG_4674 Nora and Eric at dinner.JPG) (IMG_4689 flower.JPG) (IMG_4697 flower.JPG) On the path to Twin Falls along the Road to Hana (IMG_4701 Family at Twin Falls.JPG) (IMG_4701 Family at Twin Falls video.code) Twin Falls (IMG_4703 panorama crop.jpg) (IMG_4738 crop.jpg) View of the coast from an overlook along the Road to Hana (IMG_4745 view of coast.jpg) Waves crashing into lava rock at the Keanae Peninsula, just past Aunty Sandy's.... (IMG_4766 waves crashing on lava rock.jpg) |
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Jeff stands in a lava tube in Waianapanapa State Park, which features a black.... (IMG_4793 exposure.jpg) Three Bears Falls (Upper Waikani Falls) (IMG_4793 video Three Bears Falls.code) Lizard outside our hotel lanai. Kind of reminded me of Geico. (IMG_4802 lizard near balcony.jpg) Snorkeling on a boat trip at Coral Gardens, on a boat trip by Four Winds II. (IMG_4802z Coral Gardens DSC04602 Coral Gardens.jpg) Eric looking for fish (IMG_4802z Coral Gardens DSC04621 Coral Gardens Eric.jpg) Yellow fish at Coral Gardens (IMG_4802z Coral Gardens DSC04641 Coral Gardens yellow fish.jpg) Blue fish at Coral Gardens (IMG_4802z Coral Gardens DSC04652 Coral Gardens.jpg) Jeff looking for Eric (IMG_4802z Coral Gardens DSC04656 Coral Gardens Jeff.jpg) Nora looking for her phone (IMG_4802z Coral Gardens DSC04664 Coral Gardens Nora.jpg) Fish at Coral Gardens (IMG_4802z Coral Gardens DSC04680 Coral Gardens fish.jpg) |
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Snorkeling at Coral Gardens
(IMG_4802z Coral Gardens DSC04680 video Coral Gardens.code) A sea turtle takes a breath as we pass on the Four Winds II boat trip (IMG_4827 turtle seen from Four Winds II.JPG) Wind farm on south Maui around the corner from Coral Gardens (IMG_4834 wind farm.jpg) (IMG_4860 stream in park.JPG) Nakalele Blowhole. After a long climb down a rugged, rocky path, we reached the.... (IMG_4897 blowhole.jpg) (IMG_4915 blowhole with Rabab and Jeff.jpg) The blowhole (IMG_4915 video blowhole.code) (IMG_4923 Rabab Jeff Nora Eric.JPG) Sunset at our Maui hotel (IMG_4955-6 merge sunset color.jpg) Eric body boards at sunset in the surf at our hotel beach (IMG_4986 Eric on beach at sunset Maui.JPG) |
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Dinner at Cafe O'Lei (IMG_5000 family at Cafe O'Lei touched.jpg) At the hotel's bamboo garden after dinner (IMG_5003 Rabab and Nora at hotel in Maui.jpg) Jeff and Nora at Joe's Bar and Grill, an upscale comfort-food restaurant (IMG_5031 Nora and Jeff at Joe's.JPG) Eric paddles in the lagoon of our Big Island hotel (IMG_5035 Eric paddling on board.JPG) (IMG_5042 Nora and Eric on boards.JPG) (IMG_5045 Fairmont Orchid beach.JPG) Snorkeling at the hotel beach. We saw Hawaiian sea turtles every time we went.... (IMG_5045 video Orchid beach snorkeling.code) The Sampler, four 5-oz. beers at Kona Brewing Company's restaurant (IMG_5062 Kona Brewing sampler.JPG) Nora gears up at Kohala Zipline (IMG_5081 Nora getting zipline instruction.JPG) (IMG_5082 Eric preparing for zipline.JPG) |
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Rabab and the kids go ziplining. The heights were a little too much for Jeff..... (IMG_5082 video zipline.code) Details of ??? park (IMG_5134 mushroom.JPG) View of the Big Island from a snorkeling boat. The trip was to snorkel in a pod.... (IMG_5148 Big Island seen from the boat.JPG) Dolphins play in the wake of our boat (IMG_5148 video dolphins.code) Snorkeling with Neptune Charlie's (IMG_5148 video snorkel with dolphins.code) Lava tube just off the highway (IMG_5166 lava tube.JPG) (IMG_5221 three tier falls.JPG) (IMG_5223 family in front of waterfalls.JPG) Candy store in Hilo. Eric is just like--well, you know. (IMG_5243 Eric in candy store.JPG) Banyan tree in the park (IMG_5262 massive old banyon tree.JPG) |
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A waterfall tour of the Big Island. Rainbow Falls near Hilo, and Akaka Falls and.... (IMG_5262 video waterfalls.code) Digging up the pig for the luau (IMG_5311 digging up the pig.JPG) Getting the big spread ready (IMG_5312 luau spread.JPG) (IMG_5318 Rabab and Eric at luau.JPG) Reenactment of historical events (IMG_5324 history lesson.JPG) Luau highlights: Digging up the pig; pre-show set by a trio playing modern.... (IMG_5324 video luau.code) Our last Hawaiian sunset (IMG_5333-2 sunset.jpg) (IMG_5377 fire man.JPG) Metal Mike's Twisted Pretzels in Kailua-Kona (IMG_5391 Metal Mike's Twisted Pretzels.JPG) Green coffee "cherries" at Greenwell Farms coffee plantation (IMG_5394 green coffee beans.JPG) |
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A few ripe cherries ready to be picked (IMG_5402 ripe cherries.JPG) |