Jeff was assigned as an excursion escort for the day...Wiamea Canyon, Wailua River BoatRide, & Fern Grotto, so along with 48 other hardy souls we boarded the bus at 8:15 am and were on our way. Nice lunch on the way in Poipu at Keoki's...and stopped to see the water spout (spouts through the rocks as the waves come in). One gentleman became ill and unfortunately is quarantined for 48 hours while the rest of us wonder if we get it. Played trivia and our team came in second (of about 15 teams.)! Haven't seen any shows yet...they have either been comedians or secondary singers Jeff has seen before.
Monday, April 29, 2013. Maui, HI
Being disconnected takes some getting used to, I'm learning. I think of things I want to say, but my iPad is elsewhere and I'm someplace where my paper and pencil aren't either! I have a $40 Internet access card which is what I use to logon and publish these entries. It will be interesting to see how long it lasts. So today was a tendering day and we were a considerable distance from shore so the ride in took a while. While we tendered the surfers were on the same waves we were on and that seemed a bit strange to me. Lahaina was a typical tourist town with many small boutique and ABC stores, but here and there a gem was hidden. One such shop is an antique poster shop featuring late 1800 European posters with beautiful themes and colors/compositions hard to describe but familiar in some ways. Not of products or things familiar to me, but the graphics and unusual colors seemed familiar. I guess I was or should I say I am an old soul. Jack is probably nodding his head saying or thinking, "Uh, yes you are old!"
On one corner of the town was a Banyan Tree with a plaque saying it is the largest of its kind in the US and it was planted in 1873. It must take up over an acre with all the complex branches intertwining. It is amazing and the temperature is about twenty degrees cooler under it.
We had our first dinner in the dining room...the later seating...and I had a Shrimp Cocktail, Scallops Newburgh, and for dessert Cinnamon Ice Cream. Delicious. And at 10:00 we watched The Hunger Games on deck at Movies Under the Stars. I was so tired, I only watched half of it and retired earlier than ever to my cabin!
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