Wrap up.

The photos have been edited (many more than I posted even after some ruthless deletions).
Find them here.

I have added some short videos of the view from the balcony and on the beach.

Here is the condo website.

Some of the places we visited:

Haleakala National Park

Goat farm.

Lavender farm.

It's official

We don't want to go home. Hard to believe that a week has passed. The weather reports from Illinois don't help.

I have a lot more photos than I posted that I will put up on Picasa after I have a chance to edit them.

So until then....



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Zero to 10 thousand feet in two hours

The day started on the beach - a habit I could get used to. Before noon we were on Haleakala. The sensation of stepping up to the crater is not possible to describe and I'm afraid the photos won't do it justice either. Then we dropped down to a few thousand feet to a lavender farm.

Beach and flowers first.



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Haleakala

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Lavender farm.



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Critters, even more beach shots, and a flower

Critters around the condo.



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Bonnie on the beach!













More sunrise.








Whale watchers.



And a plumeria found on the ground in the courtyard.




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More beaches

A visit to the Northern part of Maui. Lunch at the Plantation House. More fish tacos!



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View from our table.



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Spectacular views along the way.










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Sunset, breakfast in Lahaina

Interesting sunset last night.




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-Windy night, cloudy start to the day, but soon giving way to sun with haze and clouds in the higher elevations.

Breakfast at the famous Pioneer Inn.



-View from our table.



-Start with fresh pineapple.



-Bonnie liked the bird - Alex.



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Parasails, whale watchers, coast.







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More beach, flowers and a goat farm

Two walks on the beach so far today. One am and one pm. Very fine sand and nice views.




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Our unit is behind the rightmost palm and 2nd from roof.

Flowers in the courtyard.

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I am on a mission to find the best fish tacos on Maui. Two candidates so far, Beach Bum and Coconut's Fish Cafe (featuring surfboard tables and benches) shown below. So far, the conclusion is that Maui is a very good place to find fish tacos. More research is required.




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This afternoon we went to a goat farm. No, really.




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There was danger involved.






-Speaking of old goats.




Note the surfboard for the kids' enjoyment.



-And kids




Goat cheese was purchased. Report to follow.


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