Hale Ho'omana Makawao

... the same room and there they were all again. It was a group of about 40 people and they were about to take a bar tour. So we jumped in. The lady leading the group clanged a bell and everyone would yell BAR TOUR! Of course people thought we were crazy as we went around the ship yelling BAR TOUR. It was fun ...

... zugeschnitten. Wir flüchteten regelrecht von
dieser insel und fanden uns noch am selben abend wieder im royal groove hotel am waikiki beach auf oahu.


Nach all diesen eindrücken von drei verschiedenen inseln und den teilweise abenteuerlichen nächten fühlten wir uns etwas erschlagen und machten strandferien in waikiki. Viel schlafen, sonnenbaden, lesen, ausgang und nichtstun war angesagt. Damit auch die aktive ...

... Dort ist es deutlich kommerzieller und es sollte dort auf jeden Fall ne Surf-Leistation direkt am Wasser geben. Mit 2 Rucksaecken ist das Auto naemlich voll, und wir haetten keine Moeglichkeit, das Board ueber ne laengere Strecke zu transportieren.

Bevor es jedoch mit Surfen zu anstregend wird, gehen wir erstmal ein bisschen schwimmen, beobachten schwimmend durch das kristallklare Wasser die Fische. Wir klettern aus dem Wasser den Blackrock hoch ...

... king of shaved ice. Very few places at home make shaved ice properly. The key to shaved ice is finely shaved ice. You know when it snows and you try to make a snowball but cannot because you can't pack the snow into a ball. Well that is the exact texture you need. The ...

... time in my old haunts at Lahaina, we drove over to my aunt's and uncle's house in Makawao, around the middle of the island. We were there for four days, during which tried to watch the sunrise at Haleakala (a total failure due to big fat rain clouds, but at least we got to eat a Kula Lodge), drove very twisty road to Hana (rainy, but far less of a failure), hung out at awesome Makena Beach with my equally awesome cousin Camielle, saw my other (also ...

... we left the beauty of the crater to move higher along the road. This led us to an area known as " Science City ". That is the name given to a collection of observatories located at Haleakala summit. The exceptional atmospheric conditions at this location make for great viewing of the night skies. Included among the views are the Milky Way, Saturn's rings and the four moons of Jupiter. A special thrill ...

... take the tourist route back. I found this quite amusing as Zeona got road rage at all the tourists who were driving at 10mph along the road, and who were not pulling over to let her pass. (Note - if you drive the Hana road and someone is behind you, it is your responsibility to stop and let them pass.) We stopped in Paia, once the tourists were out of the way, so that i could sample, what are apparently, some of the best 'fish and chips' (by which I mean fast food ...

... close to the Lavender Farm. Once again not everyone absorbed this.

As we were doing our photo ops and getting everyone fitted for their bikes, Beth and Gwen were practicing (it's almost impossible to ride a bike with snow pants on that don't allow you to peddle correctly LOL) The next thing we knew, Gwen and Beth were GONE. No worries, we will catch up to them at the store half way down right? WRONG

As the other four of us (Mari Lu, Shirley in the lead ...

... as to how it was cooked or what it came with. The bar was full of locals sat along the bar taking part in the karaoke night! They tried to persuade us to join in and Matt rose to the challenge with a very good rendition of Strangers in the Night, much to the amusement of the locals who had all been singing country numbers. It was a 4am start the next day for our flights to Vegas to meet up with Matt's parents...................

... refuses to copulate with any females. So we are currently in the process of "milking" him. Any of you need an explaination for that one see me later. Another is a male Kouihla who was released during the trial run a decade ago, he came back because he caught Coccidia (a fecal parasite) which went to his brain making him slower than the average crow as well as giving him eye problems. So every few months or so he rubs his eye on a branch until it is raw with lacerations and we have to catch ...