Blogs from Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, United States, North America - page 2

Monday Dan and I had another tee time at another golf course, the Royal Kaanapali. Marilyn and Jan chose to take glass blowing lessons at a place called Moana Glass and create their own keepsake of their Maui trip. Make sure you check out the photos to see their finished products. We had perfect weather for golf and were paired up with a couple real nice guys, one from the Yakima Valley in Washington and one from Palm Springs. It was also nice that we were all about the same skill level. It was an up and down match, with me winning the first 9 holes and Dan winning the second nine holes handily. I did manage to squeak out winning the 18 hole game, though. By Marilyn: Off to Moana Glass Company for a lesson ... read more

Yesterday after enjoying the waves and rainbows from our lanai all morning and enjoying a nice breakfast cooked by Marilyn, we worked up the energy to go down to the pool and lie around there soaking up some sun. I guess we deserved a lazy day. The weather was gorgeous, 78 and sunny, nice for lying around. The big motivation for this day was to go to downtown Lahaina for dinner at the original Cheeseburger in Paradise. Lahaina is an old, historic whaling town and picturesque. We sat upstairs in the open air with a great view of the old whaling docks and sea. The next day Dan and I had a tee time at the Kapalua Golf Course and Marilyn and Jan were going to do a zipline. We had a great breakfast at the ... read more

Blog 35 Lahaina, Hawai’i, April 29, 2018 – Weather forecast: partly sunny; humidity 71%, temperature 23°C, wind 8kts (3 Beaufort) – on crater’s edge experienced heavy fog, 30kts wind and rain/sleet Overnight the ship moved from the island of Oahu eastward to the island of Maui where we anchored off shore adjacent to Lahaina. This is our last time on this voyage that we have to use the tenders to get ashore as there is no pier large enough for ships. Lahaina’s history is tied to the whaling industry of the 19th century, early Christian missionaries, sugar plantations, and now tourists. The stunning scenery, crystal clear calm waters and the myriad of animals, fish and turtles all blend together to attract tourists to the area. Once ashore we waited for our minibus near Banyan Tree Square, ... read more

Day 11 Today was our Day of hanging out and relaxing. Enjoying a buffet breakfast we changed into our bathing gear and headed to the beach. I wanted to mermaid today so I had my tail fin and attempted to put it on in the water. The shore break made this a slightly difficult task and I'm sure that I did not look like a graceful mermaid in the slightest. Once in the ocean I froliked in the water and a little girl dragged her mum over to see a " real" mermaid, cute. When I tried to get out of the water the waves dragged me back and I rolled in. Kym was in fits of laughter and wished he had the video camera to film me tumbling back in the ocean. We moved up ... read more

We awoke this morning with some trepidation; because, we’d been “invited” to a “free breakfast” for guest on their first morning at the Royal Kahuna. We know what it means to be invited to a “free breakfast” at a Wyndham resort, something we do our best to avoid, if we can. They referred to this as a “free breakfast and orientation” which could mean anything. Before going down to the lobby, we spent some time on the balcony. As on cruises, in fact as we do each day, Sharon and I enjoy our Daily Sudoku Challenge. On cruise ships, they used to be pretty good about putting out two daily puzzles, and Easy and a Hard one. We use the Enjoy Sudoku app to do the daily challenge. The app is free; although, there is a ... read more