Monday, June 12, 2017

Maui 2017

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First hour at the resort, the boys were super excited to hit the beach


So excited they got their street clothes and backpacks wet 

Playing with their Surf Dudes




Soaked






Playing Battleship



Almost awake




Breakfast at 808 Grill, we went full local here






This was a big part of everyday, playing in the surf


Finding coral







Mountain side



Took a catamaran snorkeling at Honolua Bay

Seb was not ready to snorkel so we stayed topside

Post snorkel eats


Summer loving had me a blast...  G meet a new friend Maya











Boogie boarding was difficult





Not a double rainbow but still spectacular


Post Roy's

Boys love their mom


Walk back from Roy's




Pineapple plantation tour, super fun!  No really, super fun.


Non native crop




Hapa Flip ready to pick pineapples, all the pineapple workers are Filipino so these two may work out

You are king of the pineapples


How we stay together, pineapples



Maui Gold




S just had to get a pearl



Little rain while eating sushi, it's the best Maui experience














Night time condo view

Near full moon



The Aquarium











Papalaua State Beach, sea turtles here




Many Maui businesses closed, Hilo Hattie was 1/3 it's old size




Super long travel day



Relax at LAX



Ahhh Maui HI.  I love Maui but I do have to say, I miss the super slow pace of that island, it's much faster now.  I miss the super yummy food of Roy's, it's much greasier now.  However, the condo we rented had really great staff service, super friendly and knowledgable, great rooms, and perfect grounds (thanks Kim and Jeff for the recommend).  We found new restaurants to eat at, Star Noodles and Miso Phat Sushi.  And you can't beat the beach, it just the right size surf for my sized kids and they had a blast.  Snorkeling and the ease of seeing wildlife is a highlight.  We saw sea turtles often, some dolphins and lots of fish.  Traveling to and from Phoenix AZ is tough, we had a 24hr day our return travel day (10:40pm flight from Maui meant the kids were up since 6:30am that day and we arrived in Phx at 10:30 the next day).  But it's Maui, so we'd do it all over again any time. 

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