THIS WAS A DAY WELL SPENT IN KUAUI IN A PRIVATE RESIDENCE. WHAT A GIFT.

AMAZING TO SEE THIS UP CLOSE! IT HAS BEEN CITED AS ONE OF THE 50 MOST BEAUTIFUL PLACES IN THE WORLD.

NOTHING LIKE THE TRANQUILITY AND ISOLATION OF THE NORTH SHORE OF KUAUI. IT WAS A REAL PLEASURE TO BE ABLE TO BE THERE.

FROGGIE AND MARVIN KNOW HOW TO CHILL OUT TOO! 

WE WERE LUCKY ENOUGH TO STAY AT A FRIEND'S HOUSE ON THE NORTH SHORE AND THIS SHOT JUST APPEARED IN HIS BACK YARD. WHAT A GREAT DAY. THE MOON LIT UP OUR EVENING.

THE NAPALI COAST OF KUAUI IS ONE OF THE MOST PHOTOGRAPHED SPOTS IN THE WORLD, AND HAS BEEN FEATURED IN THE MOVIE "JURASSIC PARK" AMONG MANY OTHER FEATURE FILMS. IT IS AS GLORIOUS AS YOU MAY IMAGINE, AND WORTH EVERY FLIGHT TRIP OVER IT, SAILING BY IT OR HIKING IN IT IF YOU DARE!

THE SHIP OFFERS SOME HAWAIIN MUSIC TO YOU, CARE OF A LOCALLY BASED TEAM OF ISLAND ENTERTAINERS, RIGHT AT THE PIER AS YOU ARE CHECKING IN!

THIS IS A QUICK SHOT OF A SACRED STATUE IN DOWNTOWN THAT WE FOUND WALKING AROUND. WE LOVE HOW PEOPLE LEAVE THEIR OFFERINGS ON IT ALL DAY LONG....

MAUI CONTAINS MANY ATTRACTIONS: THE ROAD TO HANA, THE VILLAGE OF LAHAINA, KULA IN THE MOUNTAINS, VARIOUS CATTLE RANCHES AND BOTANICAL GARDENS, THE PGA GOLF COURSE AND OF COURSE THE BASIN WHERE ALL THE HUMPBACKS GATHER EVERY WINTER TO RAISE THEIR BABIES BEFORE HEADING TO ALASKA FOR THE SUMMER.

THIS IS ONE OF OUR FAVORITE PLACES TO WALK IN ON A SATURDAY MORNING. TRY "SCRATCH" FOR A GREAT GOURMET AND FARM-TO-TABLE BREAKFAST. MAYBE YOU WANT TO HAVE A PHO SOUP AT "LUCKY BELLY". THE FISH AND FOOD MARKETS OFFER ANYTHING YOU MAY NEED TO MAKE A YUMMY DISH FULL OF FRESH PRODUCE, MUCH OF WHICH IS ISLAND GROWN. THE IMPORTS FROM JAPAN ARE ALSO VARIED AND NUMEROUS!

KONA IS USUALLY A SUNNY PORT  LOCATED ON THE BIG ISLAND OF HAWAII. IT ALSO HOUSES THE IRON MAN COMPETITIONS AND IS HOME TO MANY DEDICATED ATHLETES WHO CAN TRAIN ALL YEAR LONG! WE ALSO GET OUR KONA COFFEE HERE!

IF YOU ARE LUCKY ENOUGH TO EXPERIENCE A HAWAIIN SUNSET THEN YOU KNOW THAT THERE ARE NO WORDS TO DECRIBE IT. WE WERE HAVING DINNER AS WE STARTED SAILING OUT OF HILO, ON THE BIG ISLAND OF HAWAII, AND SHOT THIS THEN AND THERE RIGHT THROUGH THE WINDOW. BEAUTIFUL, RIGHT?

AFTER WORLD WAR II SPAM BECAME PART OF THE FOOD CULTURE IN HAWAII AND IS OFFERED IN MANY RESTAURANTS AS PART OF A MAIN DISH.

THIS RESTAURANT ON THE BIG ISLAND OF HAWAII IS THE OLDEST FAMILY-RUN BUSINESS ON THE ISLAND AND OFFERS AMAZING HAWAIIN DISHES AND EXCELLENT COCONUT PANCAKES. WE USUALLY WALK THERE AND BACK, JUST TO BURN OFF THE BREAKFAST WE CONSUME :)