Another side of Maui

We found a really great deal on airfare to Hawaii. so we decided to take a little break from winter.  I had forgotten that February is the highest of high seasons in Hawaii and we had to scramble to find housing. We did get a free upgrade in our rental car to a Mustang GT.  It brought back memories of the old Mustang we used to drive, but this one was a little spiffier

   We ended up staying in Napili, which is called West Maui in the guide books but seems a little more like north to me.  Anyway, it is a beautiful part of the island, slightly removed from the tourist crowd.  We spent a lot of time just hanging out on the beaches.

 We visited DT Fleming beach several times

It connects to a lovely 3 mile coastal walk through Kapalua

Where we discovered a new favorite beach at Oneloa Bay.  This is a long sandy beach in the middle of a resort, but while Kapalua Beach was always crowded, this beach was almost deserted except for a few surfers.

With a a great view of Molokai across the channel and plenty of whale activity in between.

Calvin road his bike on his favorite ride in the west Maui Mountains wearing the "Big Kahuna" bike jersey he got for Father's Day in 1997. (And no, he doesn't just wear it in Hawaii, he wears it all the time)

And we usually made it home in time to catch a beautiful Maui sunset from our condo balcony

We took the ferry to Lanai for a day on a different beach and because the entrance was gentle I actually got in the water for a little snorkeling.  And just to prove I actually did I took a picture of a fish that I followed around for a while.

Sometimes it is nice to take a vacation doing not really anything at all.