Top of the mountain

Sunday a day of rest. Enjoyed the morning paper then went to Stella Blues for breakfast. Nice place with good breakfast. We didn't have a plan so we decided to go to the top of the Mountain. Haleakala. It's a fun trip up the mountain. You start at sea level and go up to 10,000 feet. The road twist and turns up the hill. The trip isn't really too bad as the road is quite good. You even get a certificate of achievement when you get there. We had to wear coats as it was cold up there.

Once at the top you get a good view into the crater. Unfortunately for us the were a lot of clouds so the other islands were not visible. Too bad as you can see for ever on a good. I did get a bit of a picture of the snow on Mauna Kea on the big island. It's hard to see, but the white area above the cloud is the snow on Mauna Kea.

After a nice drive up it was a coast back down. Got back home and watched the Packers loose. All in all another good day. Here are some pictures of the crater. What looks like steam was only clouds.

Sun and Surf

Saturday was a day in the sun. We did our normal morning. Sit and read the paper on the deck. I cooked breakfast. Sausage, hash browns and eggs. Little Champagne to go with it. Yummie.





After breakfast we got in the car and went to Snorkel bobs to rent some snorkel stuff. No one would think that Snorkel bobs rents Snorkel gear. We got all the stuff we needed and headed up Lahaina way, well almost. Stopped at a nice beach and went for a swim. I think we saw one fish and some pretty coral. But we snorkeled in the ocean. Fourth trip here together and this is the first time we snorkeled. Had a guy take a picture of the two beached whales.

We decided to go out to dinner. We chose Moose McGillycuddy's WE went to the on in Kihei. They have early bird specials and happy hour. What more can you ask. We had a good dinner while we watched some whales at play in the ocean. Had a nice server girl. She did a good job. Even took our picture. So I took her picture too.


While eating we watched the cement wall across the street fill up with people. They were all waiting for the sunset. Quite a site all those butts lined up in a row.

Of course we saw a picture of our hero. Bullwinkle the Moose. Moose McGullycuddy's would have a picture. Sue and I watch Rockie and Bullwinkle in the motor home when the satellite do not work. Like when we are parked behind a tree.

Dinner guests and golf

Thursday was cleaning day. Then we went to Costco. Even in Hawaii you go to Costco. We had to get some Lasagna. We were having dinner guests. Larry, Jan , Chris and Bonnie came over for Pu Pu's and dinner We all went up on the roof and watched the sunset. Every night the sunset is different.






Dinner was good and the Lasagna went over well. Not too bad, but not as good as mine. :) We all had a good time. Jane had the most fun.







Yesterday we golfed at Elleair with Chris and Larry. Chris and I had a bad day and Larry got all the money. Sue did good. Elleair is really close to our place.



They also have cats. I carry a small bag of Pounce just for the cats. There are lost of stray cats around here. The Pounce I got them has tarter control. Aren't I a nice guy. Ha Ha The one on the left was a yellow tabby with nice rings on his tail.

A night on Molokai

We got up Tuesday morning at O dark 30.....Like 5AM. After coming out of shock we got in the car and Headed for Lahaina and the Molokai Princess. The Molokai Princess is the ferry from Lahaina to Molokai. Boat leaves at 7:15. You can see the Sun rise.









Was quite a ride over as the seas were really up. There was no riding on top as the spray was coming over the top. The trip is an hour and a half. When we got there we rented a car and went looking for the Villas at Kaluakoi. This was where were were staying for the night and also playing golf at 11AM. We arrived and checked in. Our room was ready, so we dumped our stuff and headed for the golf course.



The golf course at Kaluakoi was built maybe 25 years ago. You can tell that at one time it had to be really great. It still is but it suffered badly a few years ago when they closed down and quit watering. The course reopened two years ago. You can see where there were all kinds of Palm trees that had been cut off because they died. It was really a fun and challenging course. I played well for the first 6 holes. Even par with two birdies, but as usual the real Joe showed up. The views were spectacular. There is a view of the ocean from all 18 tee boxes. Check out their pictures. Kaluakoi Golf Course Remember if your want to read extra stuff to click on the highlighted names.






We played with a couple from Vancouver B.C. Harold and Barbara. They were really fun. They were staying in one of the condos for a month. After golf we went to their condo and had a drink. We felt bad that we had to leave for dinner. Sue and I had not eaten since a continental breakfast on the ferry. After diner we tried to make the TV work but it would not, so we went to bed.





We got up Wednesday to no electricity. We were looking forward to morning coffee. So we got dressed, checked out and went on a quest for coffee. We were looking for the Cookhouse, but missed the turn and ended up at Kalaupapa lookout. Kalaupapa is the place where they had the Leper colony. There is a lot of history surrounding Kalaupapa.

After that we found the cookhouse and had a great breakfast. I was on Molokai 15 or so years ago and ate at the same place. As I remember it was really good back then too. I forgot to take a picture, bummer. No picture but good description. Cookhouse. From there we went to Molokai's other golf course. Ironwood hills. If you looked at the link to Kaluakoi there was also info about Ironwood. This was an experience. Apparently this use to be the private course for the Dole Pineapple plantation. You can tell it was a lot better in the past. There were lots of well placed bunkers, but the bottoms were flat with weeds and no sand. Lots of unused rakes in every one. It also had beautiful views. You can see the place is in disrepair by looking at the club house. There was a nice little old lady. Maybe the club pro. She was a short cutie. Lots of shall we say age lines. We especially liked the lovely access road.

Next were were getting dry so we stoped at the Hotel Molokai. Very nice place right on the beach. We each had two drinks and the bill was only $15. We left there and drove out to the other end of the island where we could look back on Maui. It is very pretty out there and there were some nice beaches. Kapalua is right behind us.

Well it was getting time to check in the car, so we went back to Hotel Molokai and had our last cheep drink and ordered a BLT to go. We took back the care and had a picnic in the ferry terminal. The trip back was calmer and we saw lots of whales. Got back home about 6:30 had a light dinner and watched TV All in all it was a really great two day adventure. We seem to have a lot of those.

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More Laid back days

Sunday was a wake up to a nice pleasant day. Surf was down. The Sunday paper is always a good read. We kind of hung out for a while then went to breakfast at Gian Don's. Good breakfast but still tyring to pronounce the name. Italian bistro. Was good. Sue had a red letter day. I actually went to a movie. Bucket List. Was really good.

We goofed of for awhile after the movie and the went out for more experience. "Life is a Beach" Cool place with a nice happy hour. Meant a couple from Colorado. The two guy band was good and so were the Margaritas. Back home and a restful evening.

Monday we did our morning thing, then went to Kaanapalli and Whalers village. Home of our favorite place, Leilani's on the beach. More about Leilani's in a later post.

Sue always has to go to Blue Ginger. Her favorite clothes store. They have one good thing for guys. A nice chair to sit in on the porch.

We are heading to Molokai tomorrow morning at O dark 30. Be there overnight and golf a bit. Boat leaves Lahania at 7:15. Not taking computer so I will tell you all about the trip on Thursday's. These were a couple nice birds at Leilani's

Two days of fun

Thursday was a day off from golf. We had some fruit for breakfast then drove into Lahania. I parked south of town so we had to walk in. This was for the walk of the day. Our purpose was to have a Nooner at BJ's. BJ's is a Chicago Pizza place. The Nooner is a 8 inch deep dish Pizza. Really good food.




Like most places in Maui they are just open to the air. While were were at BJ's this nice little bird was begging for food. He then must of gotten tired as he just went up on the music stage, behind Sue, and just laid down for a short nap.








We then walked to the far end of town and looked in a few shops. Lahania is a small town with lots of character. The town is about one mile long with one side where the shops are built out over the water.








This is a picture of a sail boat that grounded about three years ago. We first saw this from Cheesburgers in Paradise just after it was grounded. Seems that the owner abandoned the boat and split. Back then they were talking about him removing the boat, but it looks like the also abandoned that idea. So there it sits. Nice cruise ship behind.




While in town we checked out the departure point for the Ferry to Molokai and where we can park the car for a day and a half. We are going to Molokai on Tuesday to spend the night and play golf. There are two courses over there. One 18 and one 9. Then we did a little grocery shopping and back to the condo. While at the harbor I saw a boat come in named Finest Kind. My friend Jim Olson back in Tacoma has a business with that name. I took this picture for him.



Friday found us at Kahli Golf course. This is the one with the ponds for my new career of fishing. We golfed with Larry and Chris again. I must have rubbed off on Chris as he had the bad day this time. I didn't get to use my fishing pole. It was a better day for me.



Kahli has some sweeping views of the valley between north and south Maui. You can watch the airplanes arriving at the airport.


Was a good day. Good friends. Had french fries after golf and then stuffed the car for the ride back to Larry's house. Didn't get home till after the sunset. Today we are going to lay back and most likely watch the Seahawk game. Aloha for now.

Makena Golf

Today was a great day for golf. Larry, Chris, Sue and I golfed Mekana North. The weather was good. No trade winds. No rain. Good friends. I even got to feed a couple of cats.

All this was good, except my game. I think I will go back to fishing. Maybe my first try will be at Kahli. Which is the next golf course we will hit on Friday. As I remember they have a nice pond on a couple holes.

After golf we had Garlic cheese fries at Mekana. Sue lost at putts so she bought drinks.

The trip back to Larry's was shall we say crowded. Four people and golf clubs in a convertible. Funny to look at.

Back at home its potato salad and hot dogs. Another day in the sun.

Dinner on the deck with a sliver moon.