Maui, Hawaii
August 29 ~ September 5, 2009

Hello, this is Bonnie Mullin at the keyboard.  Originally Bill and I had both planned on vacationing in Maui together.  But within the last year before the trip Bill has had four small melanomas removed and was advised by the doctor that a vacation to any sunny location was not smart!  Since part of the trip was intended to be a "mini-reunion" with a few of my relatives, I made the trip without him.  :(

Maui is 48 miles long and 26 miles across at its widest and its terrain varies from lush rain forests to stark desolate volcano lava rock.  Because of this, there were many opportunities to take pictures.  The photos below represent what I thought were the best scenes the island had to offer in the short time I was there.

All of the photographs were taken by yours truly!  :)  Picture preparation and web page creation were done by Bill and I together.  The following 156 photographs are the best of the 371 pictures that I took with my new digital camera . . . enjoy!

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4:30 AM,  Maui ~ here I come!	Explanation of next picture.	Maui Airport.	Joanne & Dale's timeshare is here.
Daybreak 8/30/09 from my balcony.	View from my balcony as the sun came up.	View from my balcony later in the day.	One of the many hotel waterfalls.	This and the next 8 pictures were all taken in the outdoor lobby where we stayed.
Early transportation to the island.				Several art displays were located throughout the lobby.
			The Fairmont Kea Lani front.	The Fairmont from the back.
This and the next 4 pictures were taken at the Maui Prince Hotel.
Neat bridge ~ no, I didn't walk over it.  Taken at the Hyatt ~ next door to our hotel.	This and the next 6 pictures were all taken at the Hyatt.			Looks like I'm wearing a wild hat, or about to be eaten!  :)
			I took a tour to the Haleakala National Park ~ 37 miles of twisting road from  sea level to summit!	This and the next 11 pictures are taken at the top of the volcano ~ great colorful views, in addition to the black lava rock.
It's chilly at this elevation!	Looking from the summit to sea level.	Department of Defense telescopes atop Haleakala	Looking from the summit at some of the clouds we drove through while climbing.
	This and the next 6 pictures taken at the Cultural Center.
Silversword needs the volcanic soil to grow .		Silversword sculpture at the cultural center mid-way to the top.	This and the next 5 pictures were taken at Ioa Valley State Park.	There are many hiking trails in Ioa.
				Downtown Lahaina is shown in the next several pictures
			The large Indian banyan tree was planted in 1873.
				Life is like a box of chocolates!
	One of the historic buildings in downtown Lahaina.	Joanne and I ready for our submarine trip.
Leaving the harbor to go to the submarine.	Lahaina shoreline.	Approaching the sub.
		68 miles long with 620 curves, and 46 one-lane bridges.		After a brief breakfast, we are on our way at 7:30 AM.
	Rainbow eucalyptus.	Views along the way.
		This and the next 6 pictures were taken at the Keanae Congregational Church parking lot.
			Keanae Congregational Church, built 1857-1863.
Walking down the path to see the black beach.				This sign taken on the path to see the black beach.
Oheo Gulch Falls ~ commonly known as the 7 Sacred Pools.	This and the next 2 pictures were take at Charles Lindbergh's grave site.
	This and the next 3 pictures were taken on the way home and show terrain on the back side of Haleakala volcano.
Home at 7:30 PM and ready for bed.	Luau night.		Digging up the pork.	The history of the Island begins.
Deb, Dawn, Joanne and Dale at Mama's Fish House	Luau night pictures in our room.		At the Black Rock Sheraton waiting to see the cliff diver at sunset.
No phones, faxes, or computers ~ this is the life.  :)		Hula pie: Joanne, Dale and I shared it ~ I think that guy watching me thought I was going to eat the whole thing.  :)	Plants and flowers at the Marriott and Hyatt.
	Lobster claw bloom.	Tea leaves.	Taro plant.	Baby pineapple.
This and the next 3 pictures are flower arrangements at Mama's Fish House in Paia.
				Black Rock.
One of the sunset cruise boats.	A beautiful rainbow.	My last evening in Maui.		The sun is setting over Black Rock.
Cliff diver at Black Rock.

You may use any of the above pictures for any purpose and may do so without giving me credit.  Note that these pictures have been downsized for those with slow connection speeds.  If you'd like copies of the original JPG pictures, send me an E-mail telling me which pictures you want and I'll be happy to send the original pictures to you at no charge!