We Take Ourselves With Us

So, after our lovely, adventure-filled, and truly wonderful but also very long day touring Maui, we considered our activity planned for the next day.  It also seemed truly wonderful: snorkling at Molokini.  However, when we thought about getting up at 6 am the next morning to grab breakfast and get off the boat by 7 am, our enthusiasm waned.  Hmm ... should we push ourselves to the cranky Kress-Davis family peak?  Or should we remember that vacations can also be about not going, going, and going; they can also be about relaxing, too?  Four votes for the latter, and we abandoned the 6am snorkling wake-up call and turned in for a longer night's sleep. Ned and I were still up early enough to wander the POA and watch the sunrise.  I had mentioned the industrial ports.  Here's a good pic of what I meant.  This is the cruise ship port for Maui (in Kahului).  Inviting, isn't it. Because the sun rose opposite the hills a...

Our overnight sail on November 17 to Maui from Oahu was a bit bumpy--though thanks to our scopolamine patches, we slept like little babies and were ready for a full day of exploring.  When I stepped out on the balcony in the morning, though, I was a bit sad to see an overcast sky, low mist over the mountain, and grey seas that seemed to suggest rain. Still jet lagged-sleepy, we wolfed down a buffet breakfast ... ... and scooted off the ship, through an industrial and working port, to catch up with our ride for the day, Marcus, who would be driving us on a reverse Road to Hana tour of the entire island. Marcus is Hoaloha Jeep Adventures --one guy, one jeep.  Luckily, he's an amazingly friendly, knowledgeable, and hospitable guy and guide.  We loved our day with him so much that we even let him put our photo on his website (scroll through the photo feed!). So--fair warning: this is a marathon, photo-filled post for a marathon, photogenic day. Anyway, when we ...