Maui was in one word – Relaxing. We couldn’t have asked for better weather and
the water was so warm. It was the first
time the kids had every really spent much time swimming in the ocean.
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| The view from our room. |
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| Good times happen here! |
We stayed at the Westin Villas, located just north of
well-known Black Rock on the Kanapali Beach side of the island. Our family of six was a bit cramped in the
one bedroom villa, but with an added roll-a-bed for Austin, Tanner and Carson
sharing the pullout bed and McKenna with a make-shift bed using a combination
of the living room lounger and a few kitchen chairs, we just made it. The room included a full kitchen that we put
to good use making all of our own breakfasts and a few lunches and dinners as
well.
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| McKenna getting snorkel instructions from Gpa and Dad. |
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| Carson and McKenna - the hardest part of snorkeling was getting in and out of the surf. |
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| Carson learning to back into the water with his fins on. |
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| Tanner gives two humbs up for snorkeling the reef off the resort shore. |
Thank goodness for snorkel gear. The gear we rented worked great and got quite
the workout. The kids spent much of
their vacation with mask and snorkels attached to their faces. They all loved it, though Tanner seemed to
experience a strange jaw pain if he spent too much time doing it. The Hotel had a great reef right off shore to explore, though our favorite place to snorkel was at a sea life preserve just to the
north where we saw several huge turtles and a snowflake eel.
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| It was a beautiful hike to the nature preserve. |
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Back row (L to R): Gpa Sork, Eric, Austin Tanner Cathy and Steve
Front row (L to R): McKenna, Carson and Keri |
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There was a sign right next to this one that said, "Watch for Falling Coconuts".
We thought that was pretty funny, until we saw and heard one drop. |
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| Austin, Gpa Sork and McKenna at Honolua Bay |
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| Time to get the gear on! - Tanner |
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| Austin, snorkeled up and ready to dive in. |
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