Maui and Kona on the Big Island

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Maui and Kona



Maui is stll laid-back. Lahaina is still the lazy old place I remember. There are just some more shops. ABC Shops have taken over the islands. They have everything but mostly Hawiian things. We went to Ka'anapali Beach for four hours. This is a beautiful horseshoe-shaped beach which goes on for miles. There is a very nice high-end shopping center in the middle with good restaurants. We ate a pineapple hot dog (sounds gross but is not) and Maui potato chips...really healthy.



We had to tender for these two days which has been hellish to say the least. The seas are a little rough and the crew practically throws us on and off the tenders and we have to sit there in the sweltering tenders (lifeboats) till they are full, bouncing around like corks. Some people were getting sick but not us. We were just sweating like pigs.



When we finally got to the beach the water was great for swimming, although at one point I thought the current would take me to China. It really was nice.



The Big Island - Hawaii



Today in Kona I have been drinking Kona coffee all day and bouncing off the walls. We have been shopping for tourist junk all day. In between these activities we took a trolley ride around Kona and enviorns to see whatever there is to see. Kona is very laid-back too. In fact, half the locals look like they are barely alive. Just like the majority of the passengers. That's o.k. We are still in the kiddie program and are hanging out with others from the program. We are laughing and having fun, probably at the expense of others.



Tonight we are doing a drive-by of Kiluea, the active volcano, at night. It should be exciting if the clouds allow it. Tomorrow we actually go up to the volcano with a guide. I'm so excited about that. I can't wait to see it. I hope I don't turn into a lava statue of myself.