In mid-June, Basya and I flew to Maui for a combination medical conference
(for Basya) and vacation. We stayed at the Hyatt Regency in West Maui on
Kaanapali Beach....welcome to Paradise! The weather was perfect day and
night and we tried to see and do as much as time allowed.
...at our hotel
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another view from our room |
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enjoying the beautiful hotel grounds |
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preparing for first ocean dive |
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is that turtle dangerous? |
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...Iao Valley
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in front of the Iao Needle |
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restored native structures |
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...on the (very narrow and winding) road from Kahului to Kapalua
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our navigator in our trusty limo |
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...sunset catamaran cruise
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getting into the spirit of the cruise |
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...the Road to Hana
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Basya with Rainbow Eucalyptus tree |
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Basya with Chinese Bamboo |
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enjoying the Torch Ginger plant |
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one of many waterfalls supplying water to sugar cane fields |
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black sand beach at Wai'anapanapa State Park |
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visiting famous Hasegawa General Store in Hana |
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...Haleakala National Park
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above the clouds - and still not at the peak |
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Pu'u'ula'ula Summit - high on Maui! |
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is that the island of Hawaii in the distance? |
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...here and there
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dinner at Pacific'O in Lahaina |
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sunset from the beach walk |
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daycamp at D.T. Flemming Beach Park |
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