oh man, ken, i felt like hell warmed over!  Hiway 30 is a main road and 45
is the top mph, and i loved that. but the road to hana was hell. felt like
I was in a third world country. you can bet i took an extra vicodin! I'm
not a young chicken anymore and I forget that, and still think I am able to
crawl, wrong, not with this sciatica!

Mag 

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> [Original Message]
> From: ken barber <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: 5/1/2006 7:47:06 PM
> Subject: Re: mag's trip to Hawaii
>
> on the other hand it appears the rest of your trip was
> as expected. maui was beautiful. each island is nice
> in it's own way. i think if i could afford it, i'd
> like to live on the big island.  
>
> why does hawaii have an "interstate" highway? hmmm
>
> --- ken barber <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > mag, 
> >   i am sorry, i should have thought to warn you
> > about
> > the road to hana. it had just been more than 5 years
> > and i honestly took one ride that was even worse so
> > that was the monster that i remembered. the "road"
> > was
> > not even on the map we had. if you could call it a
> > road. 
> > 
> > --- Magenta Raine <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > 
> > > Five shades of blue
> > > By
> > > Tamar Mag Raine
> > > 
> > > Never in my life have I seen such jewels of color;
> > > five shades of blue—navy
> > > blue, with silver shining on top, like jewels on
> > the
> > > sea. Then an almost
> > > electric blue, then several shades of turquoise,
> > > gleaming in the sun,
> > > always with an enormous expanse of fluffy, thick,
> > > white clouds seeming to
> > > hang in reams. The perfect blue sky lightens my
> > mood
> > > no end.  Yes, surely,
> > > this is heaven.   
> > > 
> > > Azure blue -- Maui blue -- one and the same. Last
> > > night there was a
> > > heavenly purple and pink sunset -- tonight there
> > > were too many clouds to
> > > get that much color. Tomorrow I will try again to
> > > take some sunset photos.
> > > I was curious how we were getting gentle sprinkles
> > > on our heads when there
> > > were no clouds above us. We asked the guy at the
> > > Westin timeshare kiosk; it
> > > turns out that the trade winds blow the magical
> > mist
> > > everywhere. 
> > > 
> > > Our first activity was a luau, in Lahaina called
> > the
> > > Feast of Lele. And
> > > boy, they are not kidding when they call it a
> > feast.
> > > The elevator at this
> > > place was broken, so they recruited some of the
> > > stronger male performers
> > > and waiters to lift me up several sets of stairs.
> > > Hmm, looking back, this
> > > was to be a recurring theme. The food was served
> > in
> > > small shell bowls, and
> > > we tasted almost everything. I tried the muddy
> > > looking stuff, and it was
> > > awful. Later we learned it was called Poi, and it
> > is
> > > an acquired taste.
> > > Ugh, never again! Boy, we were sure stuffed by
> > > desert! The dancers were
> > > fabulous and there was a fire-eater. I have always
> > > wondered at the sanity
> > > of fire eaters. So, we got the same people
> > together
> > > to carry me in my
> > > wheelchair out of there, and we were on our way.
> > For
> > > some reason our
> > > waiter, adorable in a long sarong, thought Angella
> > > was my nurse, and said
> > > he used to be a nurse too. It would not be the
> > last
> > > time somebody in Hawaii
> > > pegged us as nurse and patient, even white people
> > > there, thought we were
> > > mother and daughter. Finally, Angella gave up
> > trying
> > > to explain our
> > > relationship! Whatever they wanted us to be… So,
> > we
> > > were rolling our eyes a
> > > lot. 
> > > 
> > > Speaking of clouds, yesterday we went by bus to
> > > Haleakala which is an
> > > ancient volcano. Breathtakingly beautiful, we were
> > > actually standing above
> > > the white clouds at 10,000 feet. There was
> > volcanic
> > > rock everywhere, many
> > > shades of brown. Blue skies were the perfect
> > > backdrop for this scene. On
> > > our way, the bus driver/tour leader said the bus
> > > wasn't acting right, and
> > > worried us when he said there was only one bus
> > with
> > > a chair lift. But they
> > > have coach buses that do have chair lifts. So, all
> > > was well, and another
> > > bus came and took us up the mountain. 
> > > 
> > > Several days ago, we went on a boat trip to the
> > > crescent-shaped piece of
> > > volcanic crater called Molokini, and while others
> > > went scuba diving, I
> > > popped on a yellow ring, and jumped into deep
> > water
> > > with a very good
> > > looking crew member since Angella can't swim. The
> > > water was warm for the
> > > ocean, and I enjoyed the stimulating feel of it,
> > > but, after twenty minutes,
> > > my right arm began to tire of holding onto the
> > > noodles, so we swam back to
> > > the boat, and three strong young men got me back
> > on
> > > the boat. Molokini is
> > > uninhabited and we couldn't go on the island, so
> > > lunch was served onboard
> > > ship. There were two women who looked like they
> > > might be sisters, who had
> > > some kind of spine problems, and they were using
> > two
> > > tiny, tiny scooters to
> > > get around the boat. They geared up too, and were
> > > assisted to snorkel. 
> > > 
> > > Today was a free day, so we went to town to pick
> > up
> > > the cash we needed in
> > > order to tip people properly, and eat at places
> > that
> > > only take cash,
> > > etcetera. After that, we came back to Ka’anapali
> > > beach and strolled along
> > > the path and had an afternoon of shopping as women
> > > the world over love to
> > > do. One of the hotels has a mini mall and that is
> > > where I bought a
> > > wonderful, unique, silk patchwork cloth blanket.
> > It
> > > is symbolic of my image
> > > of Hawaii; many colors of flowers and fish.  Each
> > > side has 30 different
> > > patches. At $80.00 it will be my biggest single
> > > purchase. The real big
> > > comforter of the same style was way, way over my
> > > budget at $335.00. At the
> > > same store, Angella found a peach beach dress on
> > the
> > > bargain rack. She
> > > looks adorable in it.  On the way out of the mini
> > > mall, I bought a piece of
> > > bling bling – a pink ankle bracelet. 
> > > 
> > > When we got back to the lovely Westin, we decided
> > to
> > > check out their
> > > Tropica Bar and restaurant, and had shish-kabobs
> > and
> > > I had a margarita that
> > > was the relaxing note for the day. After that we
> > > came to our room and
> > > opened, and ate, half the box of chocolate caramel
> > > candy the concierge gave
> > > us. Then I decided we should try out the big beach
> > > wheelchair I rented, and
> > > boy, the thing is noisy! We did go to the sand,
> > and
> > > we sat and admired the
> > > sky at sunset, with saffron being the color of the
> > > sunset tonight. I took
> > > many photos of the sky, the distant hills, and the
> > > boats that were cruising
> > > back and forth. After we got back, I wanted
> > dinner,
> > > so, we went to the
> > > Westin’s Ono restaurant and I ordered calamari
> > > sticks, and Angella ordered
> > > a banana daiquiri.  
> > > 
> > > Today we had a free schedule until late afternoon,
> > > so after breakfast, we
> > > headed out to locate the artist that Angella
> > wanted
> > > to see again so she
> > > could buy her fiancée a gift. We did not find her
> > in
> > > her stall, so we
> > > headed to Whaler’s village where I pretty much had
> > a
> > > fine shopping time. I
> > > found a beautiful silver necklace that was hearts
> > > with the curly shell
> > > symbol we have seen all over Maui. Then went to
> > the
> > > environmental shop,
> > 
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>
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