Maui (2016) View of Maui from up in the mountains Sunset on Maui I met some birds outside our timeshare unit My Dad and I outside the Maui Beach Hotel View from the Maui Beach Hotel Sitting with my brother on the beach My turn! My brother zips by There goes my Mom … On our way to the first zipline! Getting ready to go ziplining! Mom and Dad outside the hotel. I saw a sea turtle! Frigatebirds circling the crater. They don’t live here, but they eat things that do! Just Kevin swimming on by… Boo! Obligatory underwater photo Some of the fish get really close! A red sea urchin More fish! Fish! Molokini, a crescent shaped volcanic crater. Maalaea Harbor, as seen from the boat. My Mom on the boat on our way to Molokini DT Fleming Beach Park Honolua Bay Hula dancers They cooked a whole pig! They cooked a whole pig in the Earth oven Digging out the Earth oven Rainbow over the luau Dressed up for the luau! This bird wanted to join us for chips and salsa! Watch out for coconuts! Chickens at Honolua bay More fish! Green Sea Turtles Pincushion sea stars Lobster Sea Horses Eel Coral Fish Fish! Jellyfish In front of the Sugar Cane Train at the end of our tour On our Segways in front of the Great Banyan Tree Shaka! The U.S. Seamen’s Hospital in the Hisoric District The three of us on our Segways in front of the Jodo Mission Us in front of the Giant Buddah Statue A panorama of Big Beach. You can climb over those rocks on the right to reach the nude beach … Maui’s Big Beach All of this is a single tree with many root systems An Old Hawaiian Flag, originally designed in 1812 This bell at the Jodo Mission is rung 11 times at 8PM Inside view of the Buddhist Temple The Jodo Mission Pagoda Okay, we were actually at 10,023 feet Haleakalā observatory, which was apparently off-limits to tourists Me at the summit! The Haleakalā silversword plant My parents at the summit! The view from close to the summit of Haleakalā volcano Panorama of Kamole Beach Park 3, where we spent our morning snorkeling. Bottles of rum at the labeling station Pineapple mash and distillery equipment Barrels of vodka The glassblower brought his dog to work today A live glass blowing demonstration. The artist is making a glass humpback whale A glass turtle with built-in light Pineapples getting rinsed before sorting and boxing Workers harvesting pineapples This pineapple field was just planted a few months ago Photo op with props! I ate a pineapple peeled with a machete today Pineapples at various stages of development The beginnings of a pineapple stalk growing Polo Beach Share this:FacebookTwitterEmailWritten by: Anna on August 24, 2018.Like this:Like Loading...