Maui, Hawaii! April 12-19, 2009. We snorkeled, hiked, swam, sun-tanned, and relaxed for a whole week. No work, no internet...just one fun week with my family! I love life!
I love this photo! We arrived on Maui, April 12, 2009, rented our Chevy Malibu from Avis, and set off. As we drove down the coast, I saw the sun setting and wanted to catch the beauty.
I love these hibiscus flowers!
On Tuesday, April 14, 2009, we walked out to the beach from our Marriot Resort and went half a mile or so to a cove area to snorkel. I bought my own snorkel set from Costco before we left, so I was excited to try it out. Towards the end of our adventure, Emily and I spotted a sea turtle swimming beneath us. I was so excited to see one in the ocean. I bought an underwater camera and quickly snapped a photo of him. Amazingly all of my photos turned out well. My dad and I also snorkeled on Saturday and saw three sea turtles, which I was stoked about!
The clan at the Old Lahaina Luau! They gave us the beautiful leis and we took family photos with the sunset. They unveiled the pig from under the sand, served food, and provided us an amazing show. Wow, those girls can move their hips and the guys sure looked good!
I am impersonating this cute little wooden man outside the Old Lahaina Luau. Did I do a good job?
Em and I showing our sweet shaved ice treats! It sure hit the right spot on such a hot day!
The Road to Hana! A road with 600+ turns and 59 one way bridges! Yah, we brought along Dramamine, but only Neal needed it towards the end. My dad was relieved to get the rental car back to the resort in one piece.
Okay, so this is the Haleakala crater sunrise at 6am. We all woke up at 2:30am, drove a few hours to the crater, and waited with a bunch of other crazy people! It was freezing, so we brought blankets from the resort, yet it was fun to see what other people brought to keep them warm. I should've taken a picture of the couple in their resort bath robes. You do what you have to do I guess!
Em and I at Whaler's Village, a fun shopping mall, where we watched a cute group of girls perform some hula dances for us!
Starfish! :) We went to the Maui Ocean Aquarium and had a great time seeing some of the sea life we didn't see while snorkeling and some that I'm glad I didn't see!
Yeah for Sea Turtles!!!
This big guy was really cute! 
Oh baby sea turtles! Okay so the one above was Dude Crush and this is Squirt from Finding Nemo. Isn't he cute! He's just little!
5 comments:
So jealous.
So Awesome! I should have given you our Maui book.. . .Have you gotten any snow cones...I'll have to remember the name.s..they are nationally known now...are you back yet?
ALICIA! I wish you could have come to Oahu! I would have LOVED to see you!! But I'm glad you really enjoyed your vacation with your family :)
How fun!
I would have LOVED to have gone with you and your family! I loved Hawaii when we went as a family back in 1995!...yep...a long time ago. Maybe someday we'll make it to Maui and some other Islands...we only spent time on Oahu! Talk to you soon...love all the photos! I need your email...what is it???
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