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Flying into Hawaii, you have to declare that you're not bringing in any foreign plants or animals. And you have to quarantine pets or something.
Date: 07/21/2009
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On the back there was an optional survey to take, complete with scantron-like bubbles! I love surveys! Always glad to help the Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism.
Date: 07/21/2009
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This was the sign we saw on arrival. Honestly, "Best Island in the World" is pretty impressive! (the weather was beautiful when we saw this sign, as if to prove the point)
Date: 07/21/2009
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Right in the Maui airport was this foreign-looking shop. What kind of delicacies did they serve there, we wondered? Unfortunately, we never got to investigate.
Date: 07/21/2009
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While we waited a while for our luggage, David browsed the tons and tons and tons of visitor brochures. Here is a small selection of what we grabbed.
Date: 07/21/2009
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The drive from the airport in Kahului to our hotel on Ka'anapali Beach was very pretty with the mountains and the ocean. Unfortunately, it was hard to capture on camera. Here's a mountain, though!
Date: 07/21/2009
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This was our room at the Royal Lahaina Resort. It was very nice and comfortable.
Date: 07/21/2009
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...and this was the view from our balcony (we upgraded to an oceanfront room, which was totally worth it). Very calm and relaxing. I love the color of the water...
Date: 07/21/2009
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There was a nice-looking swimming pool at our hotel, too. Those blue canopies at the top look directly on the ocean.
Date: 07/21/2009
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Another picture of the ocean from our balcony. I took eleventy billion of these because it looked so nice. But I'll try to pare them down :-)
Date: 07/21/2009
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Here's our room from the balcony. Behind David is a bar, and behind that is the sink and bathroom.
Date: 07/21/2009
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The balcony itself was pretty small, but there was enough room for us both to sit and read.
Date: 07/21/2009
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Our transportation for the week was this snappy Nissan Versa. I like the license plate!
Date: 07/21/2009
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Sadly, I have not mastered the art of taking a picture of us. David might have actually taken this one. (his arms are longer, which is key) The golf court next to our hotel is in the background.
Date: 07/21/2009
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David enjoyed a for-real Hawaiian shaved ice (strawberry and root beer) at a local cafe.
Date: 07/21/2009
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I picked up these mints at that local cafe. They seemed authentic enough.
Date: 07/21/2009
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