Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Mommy and Daddy's Hawaii Trip!

Mara and Josh eating at the Melting Pot... our winnings of The Biggest Loser couple competition between Paul and Em. Paul won the overall individual.

View down from our resort room at the Marriott Ocean Beach Club.


Another view from the room.

Sunset in Maui from our balcony.

One of the THREE pool areas at the resort.

Largest Banyan tree that takes up 2/3 an acre.

Josh and I before the submarine trip.

Giant tylenol in the water aka the submarine surfacing.

Breaking the water.

Up they are!

Atlantis Submarine and Roxy the Tugboat.

School of fish at 120 feet below sea level.

The Titanic, just kidding, but it was pretty cool.

Josh, Mara, Emily and Paul... did you know that below a certain number of feet in the ocean all colors become bluish besides neon?

After our trip, enjoying the ride back to shore.
Biking down Haleakala Crater, we started only at 6,500 feet.
Biking down, notice the road at the left of the picture, the curvy steep roads.Breathtaking views... and homes.
Pit stop, about 3/4 of the way down Haleakala Crater.

Down to sea level again, nice day to surf!

Molokini Snorkeling trip.

Coral reef and fish.

Coral reef and fish.

Mara and Josh in snorkel gear and yes, noodles.



Drums of the Pacific Luau.


The roasted pig.


Traditional Hawaiian Hula.

New Zealand fighters.

Paul and Josh enjoyed the show, need I say more?

Outside of Longboards Beach Hut Restaurant.


One Mustang convertible, four crazy friends, narrow one lane roads that were sometimes dirt, even narrower one lane bridges, hair pin turns, mud slides and five different climate zones = The Road to Hana.

Josh and Mara on the Road to Hana.

Waterfall on the Road to Hana.


Paul and Josh swimming in freezing water.

Black Sand Beach.

Black Sand Beach.


Lava rock.


Seven Sacred Pools.

Volcanic "river."

Maui Tropical Plantation Tour.


Pretty pink hibiscus.
Most expensive flower on Maui... $50 for a lei.

Two geckos about to get in an argument.

Apple-banana plants.

Pineapple, before they're harvested.

Reef fish and coral.

Reef fish and coral.

Large tank in the Maui Aquarium.

1 comment:

Eltza said...

Your trip looked awesome! Worth the wait?! You guys look great! My fav pic is the one on your bikes! We went on the same submarine when we were there too! So fun!