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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