Welcome to Maui!

 

 

 

 

 

 this is the view from our room

 

 not bad...

 

 sunset Mai Tais!

 

 

 

 my grandparents were supposed to join us, but in the end couldn't, so it was just the 3 of us.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 not a great pic, but it's an eel!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 mom underwater

 

 

 

 another eel

 

 there's a convict fish!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 turtle!

 

 not zoomed in!  we were really this close!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 turtle!

 

 

 

 bubbles from scuba divers - really fun to play in

 

 

 

 

 

 unicorn fish

 

 

 

 

 

 secret beach

 

 

 

 

 

 gorgeous wedding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

i'm getting taken down by a wave... 

 

 dad's idea...

 

 

 

 yep, i still love playing in the sand.

 

 

 

 

 

 the significance of this one is that i got stung by a man-o-war jellyfish!  i didn't see it though.  I just thought is was mom kicking me with her flippers, but i have this huge welt that goes all around my ankle, and I think i'm having an allergic reaction to it because it's supposed to go away not long after you get it, but mine is SUPER itchy and has been keeping me up at night for days :(

 

 this is a pic of a turtle i got while scuba diving

 

 this is me 30 ft underwater scuba diving with a family of 5 giant turtles.  only one of them made it in the pic.

 

 cruise ships flood the towns with ppl.

 

 

 

 luau

 

 

 

 they cook the pig underground.  this is them beginning to excavate it.

 

 then they take of the sheets that were coving it.

 

 then they have to take off all the leaves...

 

 and then they throw the pig in the tray to serve it up.

 

 

 

 stage

 

 

 

 male hula dancers performing the history of the hula

 

 the women.  gotta be hard with that huge head dress on!

 

 then the missionaries came and they had to cover up.

 

 cool blow hole

 

 maui coast

 

 

 

 mom went in for a closer look and got blasted

 

 olavine pools.  Super clear and deep tide pools we could go swimming in.

 

 mom and i in the pool

 

 underwater shot in the pool

 

 

 

 

 

 crash!

 

 lava isn't actually that comfortable to sun bathe on.

 

 the pools from up above

 

 

 

 dinner in lahaina

 

 trinket shop

 

 ok, check out this banyan tree.  all the things hanging from the tree are roots that are growing down from the branches which will ultimately reach the ground and support the branches

 

 view of lahaina, maui with molokai in the background

 

 back to the tree...it then grows out and plants itself in a new spot.  what looks like a tree on the left is actually an extension of the first tree.  you can see that the branches arch over and connect to the new trunk.

 

 here's the new trunk, and the branches high on the right connect to the original trunk

 

 this is another example of a cool banyan tree...it's the world's biggest!  through there you can see the original trunk.  There are 16 other major trunks which have sprouted.  you can see a couple of them here in the fore ground. 

 

 so here's the original trunk...

 

 and another trunk which has grown from the first trunk.  all those trunks in the back ground which look like they belong to other trees are actually extensions of the first tree!

 

 same for this pic too

 

 and here.  what a freak tree!








some pics of maui from the air as we were on our way to kauai




So that's it for now.  I'll upload more pictures when we finish our kauai part of the trip.  i'll be getting back to the bay on the 19th so if you're around there, let me know.  i'll also be visiting pomona the weekend of the 24-27, so i'll see some of you there.  hope you are all well!