Day 7...the last day

For the second half of our trip, we stayed at the Hyatt in Lahaina. Here's the view from our room. I thought my mom and dad and Miki would appreciate this!

The restaurant where we ate breakfast was totally open to the outside. Birds would fly in and out. This is the view from the restaurant.
This is part of the lobby at the hotel.
There were penguins in the lobby! We thought the boys would love this!

There were parrots in the lobby as well. This one was named "R2D2". We had to get a picture since Cole is so into Star Wars and loves "Doody Doody".

Pool area where we spent time each day relaxing.





We had the best vacation ever! Thank you so much to my parents, Geoff's parents, Miki and Melissa for all their help in watching Tyler and Cole! Knowing that they were with you all made it so much easier for us to enjoy ourselves despite missing them!

Day 5

On our walk to dinner each night we had a beautiful ocean view and great sunsets!

Our favorite place to eat was called Longboards. We sat in chairs that were shaped like surfboards and got to have our toes in the sand.

Day 4

After staying at Dale and Lisa's, we stayed at a condo called the Mana Kai in Kihei for 3 nights. It was right on the beach, and the waves would put us to sleep at night. Truly paradise! Here's the view from our room.

Our last day in Kihei we decided to check our "Big Beach" or "Break Neck Beach".
You may not be able to tell from the pictures, but the waves were HUGE! They break right on the shore which is why they call it "Break Neck" beach.

After Big Beach we went north to Lahaina to check in at our hotel for 3 more nights. It was cloudy and windy this day with a little rain, so we got to see a beautiful Maui rainbow.
Yes, there were flamingos at our hotel!
We ate at the Hula Grill with our toes in the sand and got to see the sunset.

Day 3

On Sunday we took a boat out to Molokini Crater to go snorkeling.

We also went to "Turtle Town", and got to see a sea turtle swimming right in front of us. We saw even more turtles on our return to the harbor.

Maui - Day 1

After arriving in Maui at 9:30 pm, we went to Dale and Lisa Gustafson's to stay the night. They put us up in a wonderful guest area with a full kitchen, etc. Thanks, Dale and Lisa! The next morning we drove the famous "Road to Hana". The first place that we stopped was called Keanae Peninsula. The lava shores were very cool. I found a heart shaped piece of coral here (for those that don't know, I collect heart shaped rocks).

Would we go anywhere without the Diet Dr. Pepper?

Next we stopped at Waianapanapa where there was a blowhole and a black sand beach.

As you can see, the black "sand" was more like pebbles.

Cool trail with a tunnel of vines.

After more than 42 miles of twisty road, we arrived to Haleakala Park where we did a 4 mile hike to a Waimoku Waterfall.

The coolest part of the hike was an amazing bamboo forest.

As we walked through the babmboo forest, it began to rain and the wind picked up. The sound of the bamboo knocking against one another in the wind was like music being played as we walked. So surreal and definitely unforgettable!

Waimoku Falls is a 400 foot waterfall!

Geoff was the brave one to go in.

Lastly, we went to see the famous Seven Pools at Oheo Gulch.