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Die historische Seite Mauis
... Gefängniskomplex von Lahaina kreuzte mein Route, vermittelt mittlerweile jedoch einen höchst friedfertigen und besinnlichen Eindruck.
Für die Naturfreunde gab es auch ein echtes Schmankerl' zu bestaunen- ein Banyan Tree, der bereits 1873 gepflanzt wurde. Dieser Baum ist zwar "nur" 20 Meter hoch, aber so weit verzweigt, dass er eine Fläche von 2800 m² mit Schatten versorgt.
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Maui - eine kurze Zusammenfassung
... an Tagestouristen sind eine lausige Imbissbude, eine Tankstelle sowie die öffentlichen WC Baracken (neben der Imbissbude). Egal, hier ist definitiv der Weg das Ziel ist.
An unserem letzten Maui-Tag standen wir vor der Entscheidung, ob wir den mächtigen Vulkan
Haleakala, dessen Krater sich auf über 3000 m befindet, bezwingen wollen, oder ob wir alternativ unserer Schnorchelausrüstung endlich mal ein paar ...
Day 8 - The Best Beach on Maui
... polo shirt in Wailea that I wanted but passed on because it was $52 - ridiculous. Here they had a flawed version (some kind of miniscule pink stain that will easily bleach out of the white shirt) for 20 bucks. So we picked up a couple of bargains, and hit the car back up to Kahana. Samantha popped on her iPod and zoned out. Alex announced that he would be taking a nap in a couple of minutes, and would let us know when he was planning to fall asleep. ...
Tracing the steps of Father Damien
... the bombardment and constant shaking was pretty painful and unbearable. Finally reaching the bottom of the cliff, with my sigh of relief.
Our tour group was then picked up by the tour bus. Our guide introduced us to the colony, now a National Historic park, that there are no road coming to the colony, the only ways here are by mule, foot or by plane. We visited a few view points and saw the former colony. According to the guide, there are still ...
The Family's Aumakua - The Honu
... back turtles (Honu) that had surfaced alongside the kayak - this was taken as a sign of the blessing of the Honu (turtle). Here in Hawaii, when a family member passes on it is believed she reincarnates in the form of the family's aumakua (guardian).
Together we prayed for Amanda the Lord's Prayer along with our own silent prayers. I prayed for her soul to see the light and go forth to the arms of God as we watched the waves gently carry her ...


