Friday, April 10, 2015

Hawaii 2015 - Part 1

We have been waiting months for our Spring break vacation.  We went to Maui with loads of friends, primarily in celebration of our close friends' 10th year wedding anniversary.  Wow - did we have loads of fun!

We all flew together and stayed together at the luxurious Honua Kai resort right on the ocean (I think there was 30+ of us altogether).  We did PLENTY of beach time, pool time, and exploring.  The weather was stellar (minus a few windy days which ended up cancelling my zipline adventure - boo) with temps between 28-30 degrees every, single, day!!!!



Take off:




First look on the lanai:



Condo kitchen:


Best part was the entire wall opened up to the huge lanai:



The resort had several pools - including an infinity pool, kiddy pool, lazy river, and quiet pool.  It also had a waterslide and waterfall!  Best part was swimming in the pool and being able to see the ocean at the same time.

The resort from another pool:


Just steps to the beach.  It was a fabulous beach with gentle waves, good snorkling, and good wildlife (we saw multiple whales here and a turtle):


First morning on the beach with friends:




The good ole foot sprayer so we could transfer from the beach to the pool:



Off to the waterslide pool:




Morning #2:  The boardwalk from the resort to the beach:





The kids did lots of boogy-boarding:


We saw rainbows almost every day from our lanai:




Morning coffee on the lanai, watching the sun come up over the mountain: