Another beautiful day in the neighborhood!! We awoke to clear blue skies and the brilliant sunshine the west coast of Maui is famous for.
Everyone was back on the own schedule to “hang loose” as they please. Susan and Dean were headed out to tour the island again today, Yvan and Kristina were just going to relax around the resort as were Gunter and Ingrid. Jim and Bev decided to drive the northern part of the island first enjoying the resort area of Kapalua – not as many resort type properties but more private residences and condominiums. For those looking for a golf holiday, you can see why Ka’anpali and Kapalua are so popular – so many impressive looking courses (maybe next year!).
Once we left Kapalua it didn’t take long until the landscape became very rugged and uninhibited. We viewed some amazing inlets and bays for snorkeling and diving. Not far along the nice highway we were travelling, turned into a single lane country road (reminded me of the twists and turns into our cottage in Ompah when I was a kid) with once side of the lane cut into to the mountain and the other a shear drop off. Thankfully, we met only a handful of cars travelling the opposite direction as making room to get around each other was a bit dicey.
The scenery on the east side of the island was equally impressive as we made our way towards Waiehu, passing through Wailuku towards Ma’alaea for lunch at “Beach Bums”, then a short visit to Lahaina and our circle tour was complete upon our return to Ka’anapali.
Many of our guests were seen enjoying their last Maui sunset as the heat of the day turned into a beautiful orange sky as the back drop with palm trees and sail boats making silhouettes in the foreground – and high above a fingernail moon (that’s for you Trev!). The beach walk was busy with people coming and going to various restaurants and the Sheraton next door hosted their outdoor Luau. It was a beautiful night to close out our vacation.
