Hawaii Five-0!
We are home!!
It was such an amazing vacation.. I don't know where to start! A lot of fun — breathtaking! Warning: This is going to be a long blog entry!
The flight there was pretty good, Ben was a bit restless on the plane but we all survived! Thank goodness to my mandatory purchase of a portable DVD player. A long day though.. lots of sleeping for him in the vehicle, late dinner (10pm Hawaii time?!?) but he was a trooper. It was so sunny and warm, about 28 degrees most of the time, some wind, with hardly any rain. When it did, it didn't last long. Different from here!
Coming home was tiring for Mike and I, more for him as I had to take anti-puke pills and made me doze off here and there. We left Maui at 7:35-ish and then had to land in Kona (which is like a 25min flight if that) and then to Seattle, then home. Ben fell asleep on Mike's lap about 5 mins after we took off in Maui, and then after we left Kona we had three seats to ourselves. Ben slept in the middle seat the whole way, even through landings and take offs! Then a cat nap on the Seattle 35min flight. We got in at 9am our time. Loooooong day.
Ben didn't care for the beach, I don't blame him. Where we were, the sand was really soft and was hard for him to walk in. I had problems walking in it! The waves were too big, too. Mom and I got flipped over and beaten up in the sand. There was a lot of time spent sun screening the two of us, and for good reasons. Our efforts paid off and we didn't burn (well, I got a teeny one on my shoulders on the first day)!
We got to play in the pool a lot, there was a kids shallow pool a foot and a half deep that Ben could walk in! He loved it! Gotta develop the water camera film to get more of those pics.
Hotel living was interesting, having Ben just in a cot around the corner from us. He would get up in the morning and come and throw his stuffed animal in Mike's face. I think he thought it was quite funny.. a novelty.
One of the neatest things we did was going to the Maui Ocean Centre. Was amazing! We got some neat photos and video of that. The fish are so colourful and bright.. and all stuff that you would actually see in Maui! Mike went snorkeling and did see a lot of the fish. He said it was pretty spectacular.
Downtown Lahaina was really fun. Lots of cool shops, cafés, and restaurants. It reminded me a lot of downtown Disneyland, except on the beach! Mike and I got to go for dinner to the Hula Grill ALONE! A date!! Yummy! Pina colada, sunset, good food, great company.. a perfect evening!
Mike and I got to go to Haleakala Crater, too. That was an amazing thing to see. Unfortunately the road up there is really windy, so I took anti-puke pills and it made me dopey. Slept the way down.
And now for pictures!
It was such an amazing vacation.. I don't know where to start! A lot of fun — breathtaking! Warning: This is going to be a long blog entry!
The flight there was pretty good, Ben was a bit restless on the plane but we all survived! Thank goodness to my mandatory purchase of a portable DVD player. A long day though.. lots of sleeping for him in the vehicle, late dinner (10pm Hawaii time?!?) but he was a trooper. It was so sunny and warm, about 28 degrees most of the time, some wind, with hardly any rain. When it did, it didn't last long. Different from here!
Coming home was tiring for Mike and I, more for him as I had to take anti-puke pills and made me doze off here and there. We left Maui at 7:35-ish and then had to land in Kona (which is like a 25min flight if that) and then to Seattle, then home. Ben fell asleep on Mike's lap about 5 mins after we took off in Maui, and then after we left Kona we had three seats to ourselves. Ben slept in the middle seat the whole way, even through landings and take offs! Then a cat nap on the Seattle 35min flight. We got in at 9am our time. Loooooong day.
Ben didn't care for the beach, I don't blame him. Where we were, the sand was really soft and was hard for him to walk in. I had problems walking in it! The waves were too big, too. Mom and I got flipped over and beaten up in the sand. There was a lot of time spent sun screening the two of us, and for good reasons. Our efforts paid off and we didn't burn (well, I got a teeny one on my shoulders on the first day)!
We got to play in the pool a lot, there was a kids shallow pool a foot and a half deep that Ben could walk in! He loved it! Gotta develop the water camera film to get more of those pics.
Hotel living was interesting, having Ben just in a cot around the corner from us. He would get up in the morning and come and throw his stuffed animal in Mike's face. I think he thought it was quite funny.. a novelty.
One of the neatest things we did was going to the Maui Ocean Centre. Was amazing! We got some neat photos and video of that. The fish are so colourful and bright.. and all stuff that you would actually see in Maui! Mike went snorkeling and did see a lot of the fish. He said it was pretty spectacular.
Downtown Lahaina was really fun. Lots of cool shops, cafés, and restaurants. It reminded me a lot of downtown Disneyland, except on the beach! Mike and I got to go for dinner to the Hula Grill ALONE! A date!! Yummy! Pina colada, sunset, good food, great company.. a perfect evening!
Mike and I got to go to Haleakala Crater, too. That was an amazing thing to see. Unfortunately the road up there is really windy, so I took anti-puke pills and it made me dopey. Slept the way down.
And now for pictures!
The Merriman's at Vancouver Airport
(Notice we all have matching Hawaii shirts... Thanks Mom!)
Hawaii! When we saw land, Ben started to clap ;)
Mike and Ben checking out the hotel grounds and pool our first day there.. hang ten!
Aloha Waste! Made me chuckle..
Ben lounging, floating on his lifejacket
Everywhere we went, there were either a) jacked up 4x4's or b) Mustangs. They were everywhere! I counted 18 Mustang convertibles in 10 minutes! Must be rentals..
Sunset while eating dinner at Canoes (great food btw), and Ben being a ham.
I LOVE this picture!
Aunty Panty's! Lingerie store in Lahaina..
We ended up having to do a lot of driving at times to get Ben to nap..
at least it was air conditioned!
Maui Ocean Centre photos.. Mom and I.
This fish and I had a face off.. I won.
Ben and Daddy.
Us!
Hula Grill
Mmm.. Pina Colada Lava Flow...
Mom, Dad and I at Lahaina.
Lahaina's popular Banyan Tree Park
Old Lahaina jail walls, made out of blocks of coral cut from the reefs.
And not very high I might add!
Me posing with a Sperm Whale skeleton.. LOL
Burning of a sugar cane field.
On the way up to the crater, there are tour groups of bikers coming down the mountain. They look like funny space people wearing big helmets and poofy blue (or yellow) suits. This one is the best though. Aerodynamic pose and all.
There are very select plants/animals that can survive at the top of the crater, due to the terrain and weather. But there is a goose-like bird called Nene (I read a plaque up there that said they figure they actually are related to Canada geese). A Mom and her babies crossed the road in front of us. Can you see her and a baby?
Felt like the top of the world! Elevation of 10,000 feet.
Silversword plant... they only bloom once in their life. Guess I missed it!
Mike the tourist.
Mike set up the tri-pod and video camera to take our pic. I warned him that I thought the wind would blow it over. "No no! It's won't get blown over!" Sure enough, after a few pictures, a big gust knocked it over right after this one was taken and broke the display. Pooh.
Kahului Airport.. all open. Translation: No air conditioning.
Maui Bus. Stylish.
Ben sleeping on the way home :0)
(Notice we all have matching Hawaii shirts... Thanks Mom!)
Hawaii! When we saw land, Ben started to clap ;)
Mike and Ben checking out the hotel grounds and pool our first day there.. hang ten!
Aloha Waste! Made me chuckle..
Ben lounging, floating on his lifejacket
Everywhere we went, there were either a) jacked up 4x4's or b) Mustangs. They were everywhere! I counted 18 Mustang convertibles in 10 minutes! Must be rentals..
Sunset while eating dinner at Canoes (great food btw), and Ben being a ham.
I LOVE this picture!
Aunty Panty's! Lingerie store in Lahaina..
We ended up having to do a lot of driving at times to get Ben to nap..
at least it was air conditioned!
Maui Ocean Centre photos.. Mom and I.
This fish and I had a face off.. I won.
Ben and Daddy.
Us!
Hula Grill
Mmm.. Pina Colada Lava Flow...
Mom, Dad and I at Lahaina.
Lahaina's popular Banyan Tree Park
Old Lahaina jail walls, made out of blocks of coral cut from the reefs.
And not very high I might add!
Me posing with a Sperm Whale skeleton.. LOL
Burning of a sugar cane field.
On the way up to the crater, there are tour groups of bikers coming down the mountain. They look like funny space people wearing big helmets and poofy blue (or yellow) suits. This one is the best though. Aerodynamic pose and all.
There are very select plants/animals that can survive at the top of the crater, due to the terrain and weather. But there is a goose-like bird called Nene (I read a plaque up there that said they figure they actually are related to Canada geese). A Mom and her babies crossed the road in front of us. Can you see her and a baby?
Felt like the top of the world! Elevation of 10,000 feet.
Silversword plant... they only bloom once in their life. Guess I missed it!
Mike the tourist.
Mike set up the tri-pod and video camera to take our pic. I warned him that I thought the wind would blow it over. "No no! It's won't get blown over!" Sure enough, after a few pictures, a big gust knocked it over right after this one was taken and broke the display. Pooh.
Kahului Airport.. all open. Translation: No air conditioning.
Maui Bus. Stylish.
Ben sleeping on the way home :0)
5 Comments:
SO nice!! Excellent photos, Ben is adorable and a little ham and I love the tiny Hawaiian shirts, and the matching family ones!
Oh my goodness, I am SOOOOOOO jealous! I have been to Maui three times and I am in love with it! We stayed in Kihei all three times. It sounds like you guys had an amazing trip!! Fun in the sun I tell ya:) Awesome pictures too. Oh and the aquarium is amazing isn't it?? That was the highlight of our last trip as well.
Welcome home!
Wow! I am soooooo jealous. My last trip anywhere on a plane was on our honeymoon just 9 years ago this week.
Maui looks gorgeous, and the lot of you do not look too bad yourselves lol!!
Did you go in the lingerie shop? So cute!
Loves ya all,
Cathy xo
The picture of Mike the SuperTourist makes me laugh every time I see it. Could he have any bigger binoculars if he tried? LOL! SO GREAT!
Yes Kerry.. Mike the Super Tourist is my hero. And those are NOT his binoculars, btw. Those would be his brothers LOL. I had a feeling that you most of all would love this shot :D
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