Wow. Just…. Wow. We had an amazing trip. Hawai’i really is a paradise. I actually cried on the last morning because I wasn’t ready to leave. There’s something about the breeze that is so fresh. It always smells good. We did a mountain bike ride down from the Haleakala crater, and I kept being distracted by smells. Eucalyptus, jasmine, the earthy scents of the wooded areas. It was the kind of air spas pay ridiculous money to have.
The beaches on Maui are mostly little coves, and if you get away from the big hotels, you’ll be one of maybe five people on your own perfect sliver of sand. Snorkeling got us within about three feet of some beautiful sea turtles, who just chilled at the surface with us. I had never seen one before, and to get that close was magical.
I could write tons about what we did, and maybe I will. But what I really wanted to do was post photos! So here they are … sorta culled through, but I apologize that there are still so many.
Wow…. those look SO beautiful… I love the colors; it looks like you took some kick ass photos. I especially love 2500 where it looks like somebody is praying on the mountain.
JC
October 10th, 2008