You can learn all kinds of things in resort hot tubs. Perfect strangers exchange information on everything from their latest injuries to where the best restaurants are. It was in a hot tub that we learned about the 5 Palms Restaurant in south Kihei on Maui. Back in our condo, the job of looking up [...]
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Helpless Female Visits La Perouse Bay in Maui with Wild Greg
What would a tropical island be without lava? But, I prefer my lava served cold. They have some of that out on the most southwestern corner of Maui, along La Perouse Bay. Wild Greg had previously checked it out and decided it would be a good place to test my limits of interacting with uncertainty. [...]
Kula Botanical Gardens on Maui – Stretch Your Legs In a Refreshing Change of Scenery
Even on Maui, you may feel the need to do something besides lay on the beach or swim in the ocean. Kula Botanical Gardens is up high on the side of Haleakala, the southern dormant volcano. Just like the east side of the island, it is commonly under dense cloud cover, but that is partly what [...]
Kehei Outdoor Pool Complex for the Triathlete on Vacation
I may get claustrophobic on Maui, but having Kehei Aquatic Center around helps me forget for a while. In Idaho, outdoor pools have a very limited season (June – August?) Plus, they are either kiddie play pools or private lounge pools in back yards. Swimming in the Kihei lap pool added one more way to [...]
Bicycle Rental Helps Overcome Island Claustrophobia on South Maui
There are worse places to be trapped, but Maui IS a fairly small island. A mainlander who is used to wide open Idaho spaces, I tend to feel confined after three to four days. On this last trip, it was good to rest after a intense summer of triathlon training, but my mind and body [...]
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