Nate and I just got back from a 9 day stay in Maui! it was amazing to say the least :) We missed out kids like crazy..but we enjoyed every minute of that hawaiian air. The weather behaved the whole time and was sunny and warm..but not too warm..just perfect. We stayed right on kaanapali beach in Lahaina. I loved the pool at our resort, and the beach was so nice. Its weird to be in the ocean water that you can see your foot at the bottom. The water is so clear blue its crazy! We snorkeled a few different places, but our favorite was right out side our hotel called Black Rock. We saw lots of Turtles and Lots of Manta Ray.. lets just say they were cool from a far.. when they got close I swam like i've never swam before.. strait to shore! of course Nate stayed to take pics. The Things are HUGE!!! They can be up to 3000 lbs and their wing span can be 20-25ft long. I don't think these guys were quite that large..but they were still ginormas!The first time we saw them they were at the very bottom skimming the sand. The 2nd time, my goggles were kind of foggy so i couldn't see super well.. i looked in the distance to see this mysterous black object gliding at me.. sure enough 4 of them at eye level. Never been so scared in my life. I know they are harmless.. but still COME ON! That was my last time out to snorkel. We also got to enjoy Parasailing. That was a lot of fun! we were up about 500 ft above the water. Its so peaceful up there.. all you hear is the wind, and you can see through the blue blue water. It was so pretty. We also went Ziplining in Phiiolo.. that was fun too! the 1st zipline i wasn't scared.. the rest.. i totally was. i dunno why i always 2nd guess before I go.. is my chain gonna come undone, is my harnest gonna snap? I have never been like this in my life! i'm usually the one saying LETS DO IT!! maybe its the MOM in me? who knows? Needless to say.. we both gained about 6 lbs while there.. we didn't skim on food one bit. It was fun to try all the different restraunts. Most were delicious! We got to go to the Old Lahiana Luau which was really cool. Minus the PIGS they cooked in the ground and showed us before they shredded it for dinner. Not in my menu after that. Poor Pigs.
Our flight home was a nightmare. We left at 1030 pm (130 am az time) got in at 730 am. Neither of us slept.. is it just me or do airplanes have WAY less room then they used too?? Neither of our legs fit right, and you can't even rest your head on the tray anymore.. its too small! not to mention Nate had to sit by a big samoan woman.. nicest lady ever.. but lets just say he didn't have an arm rest the whole flight. Right when we got home, Nash woke up, then Bry. Luckily a miracle.. they both took a 3 hr nap!! so we took a snoozer.
A special thanks to Patrice, Jaime and Scott, and My mom and Dad for watching the kids while we were gone! The kids didn't even miss us. All BryLee cared about were the gifts we brought home :/ oh well I think I remember waiting till my parents got home for those gifts too! :) Enjoy some of the pics! Sorry to ramble.
snorkeling Molokini..its that lil island you see in the back
can't even see the end point! ziplining
Black Rock ceremony every night at sunset
our resort
Old Lahaina Luau
our view from the room!
Front St.
kaanapali beach
Nate jumping off Black Rock
This was the best snorkeling we did right at black rock.. turtles live right there on the rocks!
Parasailing
this concludes our pictures :) of course I have a TON more.. but these were some of our favorites!
can't even see the end point! ziplining
Black Rock ceremony every night at sunset
our resort
Old Lahaina Luau
our view from the room!
Front St.
kaanapali beach
This was the best snorkeling we did right at black rock.. turtles live right there on the rocks!
Parasailing
this concludes our pictures :) of course I have a TON more.. but these were some of our favorites!
11 comments:
i told you i'd be jealous. only like 98% though. haha. fyi if i go missing you know where to find me {maui}. haha iloveyoujenn!! lots.
sooo fun! Seeing your pics makes me want to go... like tomorrow! We'll have to go to Maui next time. My friend Michelle has been there like 15 times and swears it is the best island. You guys did so much fun stuff! I probably would have took off from the Manta Rays too! So they can't sting you or anything though? Still, big and scary. Great pics!!
Fun! I'm jealous! I love Hawiaii only been once but I wanna go back it is awesome!
um ya i totally would have been freaked out by the sting rays too! how fun to go ziplining and parasailing - that's awesome!! i loved your pics, thanks for posting :)
I'm glad you guys had fun! I can't believe you didn't eat the pig though. That was one of my favorite foods there! Soooo goood. I say we all move there!
I'm so jealous! That looks awesome! I'll have to put Maui on the list of places to go after med school. I want to see pictures of the manta rays. I've never seen one while snorkling. I did get bit by a fish while snorkling in Hawaii but that was about it. You guys got to do so much stuff. That is so awesome!
Sounds like a trip you will remember for a lifetime. I can't wait to see ALL the pics
I am so jealous! Looks like such a fun trip! If you think your plane ride home was bad, imagine a red eye flight with your child screaming 5 out of the 6 hours home. Tylie was a nightmare and I still think it was the worst few hours of my life! Haha!
maui looks amazing!!!
Awesome pictures!! Glad you had a great time. :)
So jealous! The pictures are beautiful!
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