2.  Hawaii time difference is perfect!  Waking up at 7 am, no problem.  We get home & I can't open my eyes till after 10.  

Answer - You take everyone Canopy Ziplining at Piiholo Ranch.

They split up our group, which made it so much better because I didn't have to worry about the kids, always a Mom.  Goofy picture of the kids group.

Here's our group, not as goofy, but cute nonetheless.

We had a blast and although I was trepidation on the first zip, I LOVED every line after, especially the longest one

Mahalo

Bobbi

That's the vote for today by the whole clan.

We woke up at 7, had breakfast in the room, then headed out for our Sailing, Snorkeling, and Snubaing adventure on the Teralani 2, a beautiful state-of-the-art catamaran.  We beach boarded, and our adventure began.  

First a quick rundown from Captain Kevin on where everything was, and what to expect.

Then a lesson from Josiah about Snubaing, safety first, and they'll try to show us turtles, but they can only guarantee we'll blow bubbles.

After a pretty quick drive to Honolua Bay, we were set up with all our gear & ready to Snuba.  I was a little nervous about how breathing through the regulator would feel, no fears.  It was amazing. Apparently I took off like a mermaid forcing all the kids to follow.

 

We were so lucky, we were greeted on our way into the bay with a pod of dolphins jumping and cavorting through the air.

Diving down we saw several turtles, including one older one with only 3 legs, plus eels and lots of colorful fish.

The crew were outstanding!  Incredibly helpful, always aware of where we all were, safety first, yet not smothering.

Huge thanks to Captain Kevin, Chef Mark, Master Snorkel Instructor Josiah, Videographer Tyler, David, and (Don) Juan - you guys were fantastic and we would recommend you to everyone!

Thanks for a fantastic maiden trip.

Mahalo

Bobbi 

Sean loved parasailing,,he loved it so much he bought a tank that says 'I got high on Maui'.  Teenagers.

Ashley was ok with it, not her favorite thing so far.

Oh, we finally ate the mini pies from Leoda's,...Yummy!  I still think about the sandwich but the pies were excellent!

This evening we went into Lahaina for dinner.  It is a great little historic downtown, right on the ocean with lots of cute touristy stores.  We ended up eating at Fleetwood's.  A very nice Resturaunt owner by Mick Fleetwood of Fleetwood Mac.  The Resturaunt had an amazing view of the ocean, and wonderful pictures grouped all over the walls, like you would in your home.  Both the Mahi Mahi & the Swordfish were fantastic!

Pam posed on the drum set, that had her drooling!  It was more a piece of art it was so beautiful!

There is a huge banyan tree in the park, it is over 2/3 of an acre, we didn't find it till we we're leaving so this picture is from our Road To Paul & Phil.

Mahalo

Bobbi

Got everyone up early, packed snacks, water, and the guidebook, and we were out the door, in the car, on the road, by 7:11..... We dragged our tired, dirty, sweaty, grumpy bodies back through the hotel doors at 11.

In between we drove 175 miles, start to finish, on the longest crookedest road I've ever been on, and we drove the whole loop, didn't double back, so we had some interesting bumpy, not really sure this is a good decision moments, in the dark!

We saw some beautiful waterfalls, the kids climbed down the side of the road to get to one of the pool.    The day was a perfect sunny day with a great breeze till we got to the last hike at the 7 Sacred Pools, them it rained all over us.  Which was perfect because we were hot and sweaty and I wouldn't have been able to finish the hike due to my heat stress, except the rain cooled us all off.

My favorite stop was the Black Sand Beach.  The water was perfect, the beach was more black pebbles, less sandy.  We walked down to the beach, jumped into the ocean & floated for about 20 minutes.  It came at the perfect time to cool us down.

Most of the rest of my group loved the hike at the 7 Seven Pools to the upper falls, the Waimoku Falls along the Pipiwai Trail, the best.  This is a beautiful hike with many amazing sites all along, a ginormous Banyan tree, several huge Mango trees, waterfalls & pools, an enchanted feeling Bamboo forest, ending with a climb over lava rocks, across 2 streams, to the AHHhhh inspiring waterfall at the end which cascades down a sheer cliff wall that was wider than it was tall and it was about 400-500 feet tall.  This is a 2 mile hike, mostly up, where both the journey & the destination are amazing.

We also loved the banana bread at Aunt Sandy's roadside stand in Ke'Anae Village.  we lingered here for the beautiful lava rock coastal views, and the stunning ancient stone church.  

All in all a day where the journey was the destination.

An exhausting day filled with amazing sites, laughter, and family.  The Road To Paul & Phil was great!

Mahalo

Bobbi