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Today is Sunday and we came on the ship yesterday. We are really being lazy.
After boarding the ship we started wandering around the ship. We came upon a group of people just leaving a room and we jumped into the group to take the restaurant tour and we were glad we did. Later in the day we went aback ...

... ften ob die stelle auch wirklich tief genug ist und sprangen von den felsen rundherum hinein. Was für eine erfrischung und was für ein spass! Die besitzer zeigten sich an diesem nachmittag nicht und wir wurden weder angeschossen noch mit eisenstangen vom grundstück gejagt, wie es wohl in jedem billigen hollywood-streifen der fall gewesen wäre. So fuhren wir weiter nach hana.


Die strände in hana sind ziemlich enttäuschend, kein ...

... dann sitzend-paddeln um. Klappt ja alles ganz wunderbar, wenn das Wasser ruhig ist, aber hier hats ordentlich Wind und Wellen und ich lande mehr als einmal im Wasser! Ist aber natuerlich gerade deswegen saulustig und macht Spass, einfach ein bisschen Gefuehl dafuer zu bekommen.

Nach einer Stunde kommen wir ziemlich geschafft wieder zurueck und ueberlegen, ob wir noch nach Big Beach/Little Beach fahren, aber nach einem ausgiebigen leckeren Mittagessen ...

... our hotel. We had a very nice meal and I had a huge coconut creme brulee served in half a pineapple. Chantelle had a very nice Mai Tai that was served in a Tiki head. They also had this awesome chilli dip sauce stuff that they had on the table and they gave you as much ciabatta bread as you can eat, I must admit I filled up on this a little too much as this sauce is so good. We got some to bring home with us on our way out.

... beat the sunset.  We left around 4 and managed to get out of the winding part by 6:30, about 10 minutes before the sun went down.  What a relief that was!!!  What was left of the Cheez-Its and Goldfish proved to be key for the ride back!  We ate all of both!When we got back to Kahului, near the airport, we stopped at Marco's Italian Restaurant before hitting the last 45 minute stretch back to the hotel.  The food was great and then we headed back and hit the sack after a long and eventful day!

... by playing cards, reading books, talking, and eating. We also listened to our Ipods and watched to world go by outside the window. We counted down the hours. It was a really long flight, but once we got here, we decided it was worth it. After we got to the Maui airport, I went ahead to the car rental place and Steve and the kids stayed to collect Steve's bag. I rented our car (a red Ford Escape ...

... mins of squishy muddy walking) until you reach an irrigation duct that has a 200 feet railing that is over the duct and a small stream with rocks about 50 ft down. At the end of the railing, there is a vertical pipe area. No. 94 - Ric tried to kill me because he just can't pay attention to instructions sometimes. Go right. What? Let's go left because I can ...

... as our flight was through to the US (Hawaii)..they pulled apart my carry-on and they threw out my bug spray (didn't matter), my moisturizer (I can get another one) and my NEW PURPLE MASCARA! (WTF! I was ****** cuz I had just bought it and didn't really think of it as 'liquid'..I really think they're a bit over the top with these restrictions, but anyhow..). Our flight leaving Hong Kong left us with a 5 hour layover in Tokyo. We went to the 'secret' lounge where there ...

... milking techniques and tricks the whole time. Then, before hooking The Girls up to the milking machines, he gave us a chance to milk one. Hilary overcame her hesitancy and gave it a shot. And the milk just shot out! She said it felt "gross." Next, Thomas took us into the milk processing area. He told us how, about 50 years ago, dairy experts put together an 1800-page manual for all dairy farmers. Even as a goat farmer, he's required to follow these procedures. Thomas ...

... one of the biggest mountains in the world -- if you measure it from the ocean floor. Mountains like Everest rise from a continent, while the island of Maui is actually part of the mountain of Haleakala. When we walk the beaches of Maui, we're actually only part way down the mountain. Well, the road began to rise and twist and bend back upon itself. Soon, we could see only smaller and smaller bushes (rather than trees) in the gleam of our headlights as we sped by at the ...