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Maui - Vacation LOTS of pictures

12 years ago

Hey peeps! Aloha! Here are some pictures of our vacation to beautiful Maui. Just didn't want to come back! The myriad of tropical plants, palms, flowers, gorgeous geography, warm ocean (81 degree water), warm rains, mugginess, intense tropical sun (the sun was directly at 90 degrees over the sky while we were there)...plus the fact that it reminds me of my home country (Panama) makes me want to stay every time we go. We stayed in Ka'anapali, but the pictures are from pretty much all over the island. We went to this AMAZING botanical garden called "Garden of Eden" on the windward side (lots of pics) - highly recommended...Anyway, there are lots of cool pics for you guys to enjoy..so ENJOY! :)

Sunsets in Ka'anapali:

Garden of Eden

Beach areas or Ka'anapali:

On a hike:

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Hunter_M
12 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
That is soooooo pretty! I want to go to hawaii soo bad. Its my number one place I want to visit. Did you bring back anything? And if you dont mind me asking,was the trip real expensive?
It looks soo great there. I really want to see a real mature coconut palm like those in the pics.
It looked like a fun trip.:)
-Hunter
chadec7a
12 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
Wow,I really enjoyed the pics. I need to visit some time. I have family from there, but I have never been.
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Hi puglvr1 I was thinking of you when I was having my fill with the best mangoes! I had one fruiting on the side of the window, they were gigantic. They told me that one of the best was a "black mango", not in season. Jack Fruit, Nesberry, June plum and Otaheite apple were in season. The best wild papayas on the road! The pictures are from Ocho Rios, Jamaica. The Mahoe waterfall is inside the Coyaba gardens. And yes, we did go to Dunns Fall and it was a hard climb! Especially being next day that we did the Mahoe. I saw your picture of the Lychee fruiting, nice! In Jamaica I saw some giant Lychee trees and I bought the Lychee liquor. I will let you know how it tastes. I saw a cooking demonstration of jerk pork and chicken with a mango and papaya salsa. I can't wait to make it. I want to go back...already. Silvia
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I thought so, Gina - the jumping on the bridge must have been deliberate because if we could make it across the bridge, then the ziplining was a breeze. I hesitated a tiny bit on the first zip, but after that, it was easy. The harnesses we wore/carried weighed 15 pounds and the ones at the other ride we considered only weighed 10 pounds. I decided that heavier was better, and the double harnesses were extremely comfortable. There were other lines on Maui that were more similar to the link you posted for the big island. Annie, I also expected more tropical rainforest/jungle like I had seen in Central America and Chiapas, but there are very few native plants there, and they are trying to control the exotics - therefore there is less variety than in Central America or Mexico. We didn't do a jungle hike, and so I never saw a forest there with a high canopy, but then parts of Maui get very little rain, and our hotel was in that part of the island. The east side of the island was very lush and covered with flowers (mostly heliconia and ginger), but the south part is desert - we went there by accident, and the video of that part of our trip is pretty funny - in hindsight. I'll have to try to get some good clips together - possibly by this week-end, along with the beautiful waterfall videos. Lars
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I'm sorry for the loss of your mom. I lost mine the day after Thanksgiving (alzheimer's -- the cousin of ALS) and my dad at the end of April I know my mom would not have wanted to keep me from a trip. In fact, she waited until I left her room. My dad also passed after I went home to get a little sleep and before I could get back. One of the hospice nurses told me that happens in a majority of cases. They may not want you to witness their last breath. Your photos are beautiful and it looks like a wonderful way to reconnect with life, reflect and recharge. I hope you felt your mom's presence and her blessings while you were there. I know she was in your heart. The memorial service sounds perfect for her, you and your sister.
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Sorry, David, it's hard to take a picture of myself, LOL, and I was so busy in the kitchen I didn't even think to take a picture of Mother! Gina, that is indeed a "spray on" tan. You know she didn't get that tan in Michigan in May, it's 51F and raining right now, not much beach time. :-) RR, it was a bit crazy but it all came together in the end, although I only got out of the kitchen long enough to watch the cake cutting, the bouquet and garter toss and I had ONE dance with the groom. Other than that, it was all cooking, serving and cleaning up. Ah well, it kept me out of trouble and it was Ashley's party, not mine. She was happy, so it's all good! David, I do have a long weekend and I think maybe I'll make Elery take me out for dinner for my birthday. I'm sure not baking a cake... Oh, and for those who wanted a picture of Bruvver, before he ate cake and lasagna and had punch and ate too much candy from the candy buffet and threw up, while his shirt was still white, here's Bruvver: Annie Annie
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tropicalzone7
12 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
Wow, beautiful pics! I went last year and I want to go back more than anything! Every pic I took was good enough for a post card (and it has nothing to do with my picture taking, but everything to do with the beauty everywhere in Hawaii!) Definitely the most beautiful state for tropicals. The water is clear and beautiful, the mountains are stunning and unreal, and every plant does amazing there! The coconuts do so well that the hotels have a hard time keeping up with pruning the coconuts off (its a law in the United States to have all coconuts cut off of coconut palms when in public places (since coconuts are deadly if they fall on someone's head). However, out in the towns, you can see some beautiful coconuts growing on the coconut trees in people's yards (as well as bananas, plumerias, papayas, mangos, and tons of others!).
-Alex
andyandy
12 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
Awesome, thank you for sharing
dixieboy
12 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
Stunning photos, glad you enjoyed your stay!
NoVaPlantGuy_Z7b_8a
12 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
Thanks for sharing! Great photos. I too would love to go there some day. I think I would want to live at some elevation though. The only thing I would say about HI is that there are almost too MANY Coconut palms. I like a little variety. Still, stunning place for sure. That Plumeria (the huge one over the roof of that building) is, well, HUGE!!!! Stunning! I think the one in the 8th photo up from the bottom is also a dwarf plumeria. I have one of those as well and it has grown like gang busters this summer. They are slower growers, but they are just as beautiful! Thanks again for the great pics!

Oh, btw. Hunter_M You can go to south Florida (Tampa on south on the west, and Palm Beach on south on the east (i think) and see coconut palms like that. I remember my trip to Miami well, and they are everywhere.
Loveplants2 8b Virginia Beach, Virginia
12 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
MY, OH MY....

What beautiful pictures!!! You captured the true beauty of the Island and the vivid stunning colors!!

Great job on the Photos!!

Sounds like you had a great time in Maui!!!

I love those sunsets there...

Reninds me of the Zac Brown song..."Life is good today.."

Hello Ken!!! I ve been thinking of you and haven't seen you post lately...We need to catch up!!! Still in Old A?

Take care everyone..

Laura in VB

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