Here I am, playing some sort of gamelan (described as an “elven samong” or some such) in a little pavilion in an area called.. “Qoheloth.” It’s a pretty place where people have set up pavilions with information about world religions, and there’s an entire mosque with a Stargate on top – that works, because I saw someone come through it. But unless you’re flying when you come through, you fall from the roof to the ground in front of the door, which is an ungraceful way to arrive for Friday prayers. In the same area are smaller pavilions for Jainism,…

The second week of our vacation, we got pretty busy with going out to dinner and making like tourists, and after David’s parents and Debbie left on the 27th, David and I kind of slowed down completely and relaxed. Thursday, after they left on their respective flights, we completely bummed out for the day at the condo, as it was overcast and very windy. We barbecued chicken that night on the rooftop deck that we’d bought at the natural foods grocery store across the street, trying to use up some of the massive amount of groceries we still had. Friday,…

We got everybody gathered and settled yesterday, and had a great meal together for “lunch,” and then we three women went off to the grocery store and spent too much on food and snacks. Ate a “snack dinner” last night and then as eyes were drooping, wrapped up and everyone went to bed in our respective condos. Getting everyone at the airport worked out well, as David’s parents and my friend Debbie arrived within half an hour of each other. We were so bushed from the previous day’s kayaking and capsizing adventure that we’d taken it easy yesterday morning, and…

2 PaddlersYour total including Hawaiian state sales tax is $XXX.XX, your confirmation number is: Karen, and your customer number is 47075. Check in no later than 7:00AM for an event start time of 7:15AM. Meet at Makena Landing, which is on Makena Road just before the Maui Prince Hotel (vendor name is South Pacific Kayaks). Call them the day before your tour to reconfirm the meeting time and to get precise instructions. Their number is 808-875-4848. Plan to bring sunscreen, a hat, a sweatshirt, and a towel. Call them when you arrive on Maui to reconfirm the meeting time and…

We got our coffee and toast thang going and then got out all the snorkel gear and went off to Wailea/Makena for some snorkeling. Ahihi Cove was almost deserted when we got there, and as a pair of women were getting out, I asked about conditions. “Murkey and disappointing,” they said. David was all for bailing and trying somewhere else, but I already had my wetsuit on. Let me tell you, it’s a big exhausting fight getting into the wetsuit, and I wasn’t about to bail just yet. So I took a turn around the cove while David stayed on…

We’ve got people arriving later in the week so have to be aware of things to do to enterain ourselves – this looks like a natural for a day out in Lahaina on Saturday. Local nonprofits will have food booths, there will be music, and admission and parking are free. The pineapple cookoff sounds like fun, too. As it happens, I took a photo on our last trip to Hawaii of the very brand that’s sponsoring this shindig. So enjoy the visual. Taken at the Gazebo restaurant at Napili Shores Maui Pinneapple Festival set for Saturday in Kahului – The…