Monday March 7th – Happy Monday in Maui! Farewell Dinner
The winds kicked up a bit last night and blew the slight humidity off to sea. Today was a free day. Some worked on their tans around the pool and some ventured into Lahaina. Susan and Dean rented a car a tooted around the north shore of the island. Jim & Bev also rented a car and drove back to Kahului for the helicopter tour they had booked before leaving home. What an experience!! Our original tour was to circle the island of Maui, however, the low cloud cover had built about half way up the Haleakala Crater so Captain Kirk decided to show us some of the incredible scenery in the centre of Maui, then travel along the west coast of the island and cross over to Molokai, the Happy Island, with it’s 6,000 inhabitants. It was then back to the North Shore of Maui, crossing over the Ka’anapali resort area, Lahaina and back to Kahului – what an amazing experience and we would highly recommend it to anyone visiting this island.
This evening was our only “official” group function during our time in Maui – our Lakeshore “Farewell Dinner”. We had originally scheduled the event on the seaside lawn, however with a few sprinkles of rain and threatening clouds overhead we decided to move under a Tiki Hut on the grounds. We arranged pictures prior to dinner for each couple as well as a group shot. Our evening dinner was enjoyed by all, the food was great, the wine was flowing, the laughs were a mile a minute and cameras were clicking all night. We also celebrated the 50th wedding anniversary of Gunter and Ingrid, Susan Floyd’s birthday on Tuesday and Barry Jones arranged for a birthday cake for Jo-Ann celebrating her 40th birthday today. By the smiles and hugs, I would say it was a very good evening and the best part is that we still have two full days left on this wonderful island. Bev thinks her and I should stay behind and start “Mauishore Tours & Travel” – it does have a nice ring to it!!
Tuesday is a free day and many guests will be exploring this wonderful island one last time..................
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