Maui somoa

Stayed in Haiku, on the weather (north) side of Maui for 6 days at Bill and Bonnie's house. Diann's too. It's a rain forest there. It rained every night and a little bit most every day, except for the last night. Then we got to enjoy a full moon over the mountain (Haleakala, 10000 ft). Also a rainbow every day, sometimes several.

While we were staying in Haiku, Diann, the denizen of the downstairs offered us a good deal on the tour boat she's worked on for the last 14(!) years, the Alii Nui. This was entirely too much fun. We sailed out of Maalaea, around the corner towward Lahaina. Somewhere along there, in a secret cove (I'm sure) we snorkeled over the most amazing corals. There were fish of every description and color. And green turtles - there must have been a dozen of them. The crew of the Alii Nui gave guided tours, including hands on demonstraions of what a sea urchin is. We all loved it. Many thanks to the captain and crew of the Alii Nui, and Diann in particular.

Tuesday Lynn and Morris arrived to take over caring for the the house and it's collection of cats and dog, and we moved out to a Best Western on the Kihei beach. Not as bad as it sounds, we had a cabana style 4-plex right on the beach, next to a fancy resort who's pool and bar we (surreptiously) got to use. The beach was perfect for the kids, with some coral to snorkel over and waves not quite big enough to boogie board on.