¶Renee, Mike, Jake, and me made it to the top. Pam paused at the half way mark.
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¶We hiked the Lanikai pillbox trail today. It was supposed to be a simple or beginner hike, but, after completing it, we collectively decided it’s definitely a hike of moderate difficulty! We made it to both pillboxes and the views didn’t disappoint. Here we’re standing aside the first of the two pillboxes.
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¶Well I can’t claim it, but Renee and Pam saw a baby hammerhead shark while snorkeling today.
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¶Up and at it. Kayaking in the North Shore today. Should be a lot of fun.
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¶Waiting for our flight to Honolulu, sitting and watching planes come and go with Jake.
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¶Today is the 25th anniversary of one of the greatest brawls in hockey history. Kris Draper’s article about it is still the best, and always worth reading again.
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¶Jake slept on the pullout couch at our place in Maui. He didn’t mind, and I can see why.
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¶We had a little bit of light rain this morning. It was gone in an hour, and left a beautiful rainbow behind.
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¶Maui crew saying goodbye — time to head back to Honolulu.
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¶We stopped at a snorkel shop to rent some gear and met this awesome store kitty - Meow Meow. She was super friendly and loved every bit of the attention we gave her!
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¶Jake and I spotted this cat as we walked along the beach this morning — one of three feral cats we saw. This one definitely has the Aloha attitude down....just chillin.
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¶After that amazing dinner we came back to our place and celebrated Renee’s 49th birthday.
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¶We had a nice walk through downtown Lahaina after dinner. Perfect temp and breeze.
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¶Atmosphere, people, food, and drink—dinner tonight hit the mark in every category. Without even a hint of exaggeration, our dinner at Lahaina Grill tonight was one of the best meals I’ve ever had. Maybe even the best ever. I had the Monchong, btw, which was phenomenal. And two Macallan 15’s.
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¶Jake’s chilling like a boss (and looking like a king) in the chair in our VRBO.
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¶We’re island hopping today, flying this Boeing 717 from Honolulu to Maui. It’s about a 22 minute flight—truly up and down.
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¶The Aloha spirit is everywhere out here. This is the men’s room sign at our gate in the Honolulu airport. I love it.
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¶Local coffee and POG. Aloha, indeed.
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¶Welcome back to Hawaii, where (midwesterners) wake up at 3AM and wait for the sun to rise.
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¶This feels like quintessential Hawaii - this rooster walked between tables and eventually took position on the awning above us…and started crowing.
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Morning at Aulani
¶Like most mornings in Hawaii, we woke up quite early today. The balcony provided a perfect spot to listen to the birds and watch the sunrise.
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Evening sounds from ground transport area at Honolulu Airport
¶I love the Honolulu airport. It has this way of just gradually revealing the outside to you. You’re casually walking through the hallways until you eventually realize that you’re outside and have been for awhile. It’s got a neat feel to it, and the transition is so subtle and understated it always catches me by surprise.
¶Greg and Debbie picked us up at the ground transport area, which was quite busy. This recording catches a couple minutes of that activity.
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¶Jake’s driving on the way to the airport. Yep, my role here is changing. I did still make sure the water heater was on vacation mode. So there’s that.
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¶One benefit of our adjusted itinerary — we don’t have to leave the house so early today. Our flight doesn’t leave until the afternoon, so we slept in a bit, are now watching Sunday SportsCenter and generally taking it easy before leaving. Of course, that means we’ll be settling into Aulani late tonight Hawaii time. Tomorrow, Eastern time.
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¶One weird coincidence that happened on today’s flights because of the rebooking yesterday — on the flight from Detroit to Los Angeles, the three of us sat in the last row of the plane. On the flight from L.A. to Honolulu, we sat in the first row. That combination made for a unique experience for sure!
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