The Countdown

...is on for Doug and Crystal. My "little" brother is entering the world of marriage this week. I'm so proud of him, and am looking forward to Saturday. We had his bachelor party this weekend, part of which our dad and myself took him skydiving. It was pretty amazing, I hope all involved enjoyed themselves. And hopefully it really kicked off a great chapter in Doug and Crystal's life.

So, back to Maui... When we last met, I was sharing Pa'ia with you. Sit back, put on the lei, and let's roll back into the hippie town. Aloha.

Ava kickin' it at the bead shop.


Making friends.


Pa'ia is where Becky and I got our tattoos, this is how we did it. We used an ink pad to take imprints of Ava's feet. Matt E then turned the paper image into flash, and voila.


A new dress for Ava.


Which she promptly put to use in a beautiful Hula dance for us.


On another side of the island, we took the highway around the "ear," which is on the north side. Very beautiful drive. This spot right off the road was at Honolua Bay.


To show the difference in climates, here's a cactus.


Just gorgeous. Nice scenery, too. :)


Becky took our rental car down this dirt road (the previous picture is on a cliff at the end of the road) that was unmarked and isolated.


This blowhole was HUGE. The hole itself was about the size of a manhole cover. Pretty amazing stuff. This photo was from a ways back. I got down closer, and the water shot up a long way.


The highway we were on was one lane in many spots. Check out this horse just chilling by the road, ON A CLIFF!!!


Here's a random shot of us in the pool at the condo. Man I miss that pool right now. It's storming this morning here. And a rather chilly 55 degrees or so.


Get your ferry passes ready, next time is our Moloka'i trip and more. We'll have to step off the island of Maui, but Moloka'i has the Kaluapapa peninsula, a coconut grove and the sinlge most breathtaking beach we've ever seen. Enjoy the day, and warm aloha to you.