Category Archives: Recreation

Maui 2012 – Day Eight – LUAU

Posted on June 2, 2012 by

1 June. Swim Day this morning, luau tonight. Fitness center 5:45am, with a Starbucks of course. (Should they be giving me free stock instead of free coffee every 15 buys?) 8:30a we head south on the coast path to Wailea … Continue reading →

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Maui 2012 – Day Seven – Zip lines!!

Posted on June 1, 2012 by

31 May. Time for a most excellent adventure. We do a little pool time as we don’t have to leave until mid-morning for our afternoon booking. We have booked via internet again with Tom Barefoot’s Tours and agent Leslie Ferguson. … Continue reading →

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Maui 2012 – Day Six – Swim Day

Posted on May 31, 2012 by

30 May. Fitness Center workout and Starbucks. M’lady is still druggy from the dramamine taken for the Molokai ferry return. Nasty stuff. Buffet breakfast at the Wailea Marriott. Delicious. Run up to Snorkel Bob’s at 2411 S. Kihei Rd. so … Continue reading →

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Maui 2012 – Day Five – Moloka’i

Posted on May 31, 2012 by

Uh oh. No Starbucks or fitness center for me this morning. The end of the world must be near. 29 May. We are out the door at 5:45a to drive to Lahaina for the Molokai Princess ferry to the island … Continue reading →

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Maui 2012 – Day Four – The Road To Hana

Posted on May 29, 2012 by

Dateline Monday 28 May. The famous/infamous Road to Hana. 50+ miles, 600+ curves of narrrrow 2-lane or less blacktop. The windward, wet, lushly vegetated east side of Maui. We buy the CD guide to play in the Caddy. Http://hanacdguide.com What … Continue reading →

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Maui 2012 – Day Three

Posted on May 28, 2012 by

Short post about today. I need to catch up. First, thanks for the many ‘likes’ on my Maui posts to date. YOU folks have GREAT travel blogs. I haven’t had a chance to explore the sites in depth but I … Continue reading →

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Maui 2012 – Full Day Two

Posted on May 27, 2012 by

It’s decided. Contrary to my previous post’s indecision (how unlike me) this is about our second full day on Maui. Saturday 26 May. That is accurate. Now about that jet lag. I feel fine. I’m not groggy, foggy, fuzzy, or … Continue reading →

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Maui 2012 – Day Two?

Posted on May 25, 2012 by

One? One and a half? We arrived yesterday evening and picked up the rental car surprise, a Cadillac SRX: The views from our suite were beautiful as the sun slowly sank in the west: A double-dog-dare-ya’ Mai Tai (not its … Continue reading →

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Maui 2012 – Getting there

Posted on May 25, 2012 by

First Class air. Vacation starts when you get on the plane in Denver, thanks to significant other’s massive air miles collected from work travel. Lunch en route to LAX. Cold chicken breast salad (romaine lettuce, Caesar dressing), tomato and red … Continue reading →

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Powder Day at Copper Mountain…

Posted on March 1, 2012 by

12″ of fresh Colorado powder snow at Copper Mountain Ski Resort on Leap Year Day, 29 Feb.  Why am I sitting in the sunny outdoors at the Belgian Bean Coffee and Waffle shop on this fine morning? It started with … Continue reading →

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