We went to Maui at the end of January with a big group- the three of us, Richard's mother, my parents, Susie's family, and her in-laws. We stayed at condos north of Lahaina in Napili. Richard, Owen, Sally and I had a condo on the beach, with a beautiful view of a little cove, rainbows, and sunsets. We had a nice beach and a heated pool for swimming. The ocean was rough at the beginning of the week, but by the end was calmer. At the north end of our cove was a reef where we did some snorkeling. Unfortunately we had more than our share of rain, but we were able to drive south to see more sunshine.
Richard, Owen, Sally and I took a trip to the Maui Ocean Center and saw beautiful fish tanks. Owen liked it since he didn't see scuba divers (we diverted his attention from the ones that were in the tanks). For some reason, Owen is very scared of scuba divers right now.
Richard got to be a scuba diver for a day with Todd. Susie and I got to be surfer babes for a day, taking a surfing class out of Lahaina. We both caught waves, and then had aches in muscles we didn't know existed. Everyone did some snorkeling, lots of swimming, and played in the sand. We had nightly Scrabble tournaments in our condo (Sally's habit which now has Richard and I addicted). Richard, Sally and I also went to a Luau one night.
It was the wrong time of the year to be in Western Maui for sunshine, but it was the best time for whales. The one picture here is from the beach. A whale was pounding the water with his (her?) tail over and over again, making a loud noise and a huge splash. Whale watching pictures in the next post!
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