Tuesday, September 27, 2011

26 September 2011 - Monday

Today we went up to Lahaina.  We drove on by and stopped at the Olivine Pools (our "Lava Shelf") then the Blowhole.  Then we drove back to Lahaina, shopped, marveled at the Banyan Tree, then had lunch.  We drove home...

A Delicious Russ-Made Breakfast on Our Lanai

The View From Our Lanai

Just Below Our Lanai

At the Olivine Pools area, we didn't do the cliff crawl to get to them.  So we stayed up top and enjoyed the view.




Mom Edna Discovered Why They're Called the "Olivine Pools"

Waaaay Down There Are The Pools and Some Swimmers.

A Lone Honu Swimming Around

The Blowhole didn't put on much of a show.  Between low tide and new moon, there wasn't much action.


So we went on to Lahaina where we saw the Banyan Tree and the Doom Cryer.

On the Way, Russ Fell in Love with This Plant


An AmTaliban Member...

We then drove back to the room, dropped off our bags of treasures and headed to another of our favorite activities: The Sunset Sidewalk Walk.

We saw lots of flowers:





Russell photographed "his" tree.



...and Assorted Hijinks...

We finally found a place to sit, relax, drink our wine, and watch the sunset.  As usual, the show did not disappoint...






That's My Mommy!

Then the display was over.  We trudged back to the car, drove to the resort, and jumped in the pool to cool off our sunburns.  Garry and Damian have been going shirtless and have sunburnt chests...except for a diagonal stripe where the seat belt sits!  Then it was hot tub, girlie drinks for a while.  Back in the room we had more drinks, looked a pictures, and collapsed in bed knowing that tomorrow morning we get up really early for the Haleakala trip!

---Aloha!