hawaii [maui]

[jcrow]

per request, here a few [hopefully not too many!] pics from our anniversary trip to maui.

we stayed at the four seasons, thank you SO much for everyone''s recs for that place. it was truly a wonderful resort!

 

[jcrow]

we braved the road to hana. what an experience

. what they don''t tell you, is that once you GET to hana, the only way back to your hotel, is to go BACK the way you came. and hopefully you make it before dark. there''s no lights out there.

this was one of my favorite sights on the road to hana. painted eucalyptus tree. this is how they occur naturally!

 

[jcrow]

black volcanic rock, blue water, green earth. the colors are stunning.
in the background, you can see the road to hana cutting through the land.

 

[jcrow]

black sand beach on the road to hana.

 

[jcrow]

same black sand beach

 

[jcrow]

on top of the volcanic rock near the black sand beach. this is truly where you see the fury of mother nature. the water was slamming against the land so hard and so furiously. it was capping over the land. an unbelievable site. i could have watched it for hours.

 

[jcrow]

site from our private cabana at our hotel. to the left is where we''d snorkel in the mornings. the water was SO calm. the only small break was right at the beach. it was still and calm other than that.

 

[jcrow]

the view from our table at mama''s fish house. i''m so happy we went during the day instead of at night. the views were so worth it!

 

[jcrow]

and the food at mama''s fish house were ridiculously good! in fact, we went back more than once!! here''s our desert. the famous black polynesian pearl. yum!

 

[jcrow]

we also did the crater sunrise. boy! was it ever cold and WINDY! so so windy.

 

[jcrow]

and finally, i leave you with a spectacular sunset on the beach. sigh. i miss it so!

 

[Skippy123]

Date: 12/19/2008 12:49:40 PM
Author: jcrow
and finally, i leave you with a spectacular sunset on the beach. sigh. i miss it so!

Oh man, that picture is amazing; you need to blow it up and print it and put it up on a wall

Looks like a fab trip!!!

Which luau did you do? Gorgeous pics!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[jcrow]

thanks skip!! we went to the old lahaina luau. a lot of people suggested going to that one specifically.

 

[blushingbride]

OMG - I love it Jcrow!! I'm looking at your pics and I could've sworn they were ours from our honeymoon last year! We have some of the same ones from the road to Hana (the lava rock on the beach, the eucalyptus tree - that smell amazing BTW, Mama's Fish House and the black sand beach). I'm so happy you guys loved the Four Seasons too!!

My co-worker is planning her honeymoon to Hawaii and I'm insisting she stays there!

They literally take care of everything for you and I loved the location of the hotel too!

BTW - DH and I went to Mama's Fish House a few times too - we STILL rave about that place!

Did you guys go to any other islands??

 

[jcrow]

that''s SO funny blushingbride!

no, sadly, we didn''t get to take in any other islands. we were going to visit oahu, but our plane was majorly delayed, so instead, we sat at the maui airport for 8+ hours.

 

[blushingbride]

Ugh..8 hours in the airport - not fun! What did you think about biking down the volcano? Were you a wuss like I was?

Once I got the hang of it, I was fine, but for the first few miles I was a nervous wreck!

 

[coatimundi_org]

Gorgeous pics! I''d love to go there.

 

[snlee]

Gorgeous pictures! Looks like you had a fabulous anniversary trip. I love Maui. We got engaged at Haleakala Crater after watching the sunrise. I almost ruined the surprise because I was SO cold and wanted to get back in the car ASAP!

 

[jcrow]

Date: 12/19/2008 3:01:23 PM
Author: blushingbride
Ugh..8 hours in the airport - not fun! What did you think about biking down the volcano? Were you a wuss like I was?

Once I got the hang of it, I was fine, but for the first few miles I was a nervous wreck!

well, we didn''t bike it. and i was happy we didn''t. after being so utterly cold.. the last thing i wanted to do was be outside with the wind on my face soaring down the side of a volcano.

 

[jcrow]

Date: 12/19/2008 3:09:43 PM
Author: snlee
Gorgeous pictures! Looks like you had a fabulous anniversary trip. I love Maui. We got engaged at Haleakala Crater after watching the sunrise. I almost ruined the surprise because I was SO cold and wanted to get back in the car ASAP!

wait?! seriously? that''s SO cool that that''s where you got engaged!!

 

[AmberWaves]

Ooooh, these pics are just beautiful!!

You''re making me want to be there right now. How warm was the water?

I remember when we went in, I was like, wow, this water DOES NOT MOVE!

 

[icekid]

jcrow- what beautiful photos! Looks like an incredible trip. Thank you for sharing

 

[jcrow]

Date: 12/19/2008 3:30:42 PM
Author: AmberWaves
Ooooh, these pics are just beautiful!!

You''re making me want to be there right now. How warm was the water?

I remember when we went in, I was like, wow, this water DOES NOT MOVE!

water was NICE. warm and still. and clear. wow. i SO miss it!

 

[snlee]

Date: 12/19/2008 3:15:04 PM
Author: jcrow

Date: 12/19/2008 3:09:43 PM

Author: snlee

Gorgeous pictures! Looks like you had a fabulous anniversary trip. I love Maui. We got engaged at Haleakala Crater after watching the sunrise. I almost ruined the surprise because I was SO cold and wanted to get back in the car ASAP!

wait?! seriously? that''s SO cool that that''s where you got engaged!!

I think my DH picked a great place to propose! Despite the freezing cold, watching the sunrise is like nothing you''ve ever seen. Isn''t it gorgeous!? After we got engaged, we went horseback riding into the crater. It was breathtaking!

 

[Dreamgirl]

OMG How beautiful!!!! I really would love to see Hawaii one of these days. Possibly for our honeymoon as well. We were thinking Oahu. Any island is gorgeous though!

 

[jcrow]

Date: 12/19/2008 3:43:45 PM
Author: snlee

Date: 12/19/2008 3:15:04 PM

Author: jcrow

Date: 12/19/2008 3:09:43 PM


Author: snlee


Gorgeous pictures! Looks like you had a fabulous anniversary trip. I love Maui. We got engaged at Haleakala Crater after watching the sunrise. I almost ruined the surprise because I was SO cold and wanted to get back in the car ASAP!

wait?! seriously? that''s SO cool that that''s where you got engaged!!

I think my DH picked a great place to propose! Despite the freezing cold, watching the sunrise is like nothing you''ve ever seen. Isn''t it gorgeous!? After we got engaged, we went horseback riding into the crater. It was breathtaking!

wow

how incredible! and did he do his planning, or what?! that''s so awesome.

 

[ChinaCat]

JCrow-

Gorgeous pics! Like Blushing, we spent part of our honeymoon on Maui and your pics look like so many of ours (but you are a much better photographer than me, my dear!)

That tree is my DH''s absolute favorite too! Can I tell you how many pictures we have of it? Too many.

If you ever do go back, we did the road to Hana, but we stayed at the hotel there- the Hotel Hana. Wow, it was soo amazing, we never wanted to leave. Felt like camp, stayed in this amazing "cottage" (but it was really nice) right on the ocean, with horses cruising around in front of it. The restaurant there was amazing too. In case you ever want to go back! They are supposed to have a great spa too, but we ran out of time.

 

[zoebartlett]

Gorgeous pics J!

I read the previous thread where you were trying to decide where to go. I forget though, what was it that made you decide to go to Maui instead of another island? I''ve never been to Hawaii, but it''s my dream vacation. I have no idea how to make the decision of where to go though.

 

[bebe]

wowie maui!

your pics brought back many memories, loved them all, thanks for sharing!

 

[Anastasia]

Date: 12/19/2008 12:45:38 PM
Author: jcrow
and the food at mama''s fish house were ridiculously good! in fact, we went back more than once!! here''s our desert. the famous black polynesian pearl. yum!

Okay - gorgeous nature shots,but HELLO!! Tell me more about this "black polynesian pearl"!! Looks like heaven on a plate!