Friday, March 8, 2024
After a sloth-like few days on this latest vacation in paradise, we definitely upped the ante today.
I started my day bright and early at the condo complex's pool area.
No, not for a few morning laps in the water
but for this talk about the Humpback whales
we've seen breeching offshore this week
Our man Kevin gave the 25 of us
assembled all sorts of good information
Brain expanded, we headed to this
fine dining spot where I enjoyed a
great spam and scrambled egg
Moco Loco for breakfast
After breakfast, while the ladies
were rummaging through this
church's thrift store, Mark and I . . .
. . . stopped here to gather even more
facts on the Humpback whales migration
pattern from Alaska to Maui
Of course there was a mandatory
whale themed mural to greet us
Posing with a baby humpback
The humpbacks come to the shallower, safer waters of Maui to give birth to each season's calves.
Lots of informative boards on the
Humpbacks are found in the
Visitor Center
After a good visit, we rejoined the wives who limited their financial damage to buying a couple of used Tommy Bahama beach chairs in our absence for only $10.
Next stop, the island's well hidden Maui Friends of the Library used bookstore in Puunene.
Located well off the beaten path
behind an abandon sugar factory
Lots of treasures were to be found. For just 25¢ your own library could quickly expand at this cool little spot.
The Maui Friends of the Library
Guard Rooster
This interesting but abandoned church
was in Puunene near the sugar factory
and the Maui Friends of the Library
In the town of Haiku we found
rain, coffee and sticky buns
The town of Haiku also has this
interesting museum to explore gratis
Of course we had to visit it
while in the area
During WWII, the 4th U.S. Marines trained here in preparation for jungle fighting in the Pacific Theater of Operation.
This First Message on December 7, 1941
reads "AIRRAID ON PEARL HARBOR X
THIS IS NO DRILL"
An edited copy of FDR's famous
speech to Congress and the Nation
after the attack on Pearl Harbor
It originally read as "Yesterday, December 7, 1941, a date which will live in world history."
Whoever scratched out the words world history, and replaced them with the much more memorable word infamy deserved a big pay raise in my opinion.
I like Camp Maui's flag
Of course this small museum had
lots of photos from its WWII days
The famed, highly decorated 442nd
was made up solely of Japanese-Americans
who served the USA during WWII in Europe
One has to wonder what happened
to these three Marines during the war
After our visit, we headed to one of our favorite spots on Maui, Hookipa Beach.
Lots of turtles as usual at Hookipa
Hookipa's waters were rough with
only three hardy surfers far out
on this rainy, wind swept day
Safely back in Kihei, we found more
Humpback whale information and . . .
. . . another Humpback whale
statue at a local park
In the evening, we attended a party
hosted by the Johnson condo's Home
Owners Association . . .
. . . where we saw this GINORMOUS
snail about the size of Laurie's fist
During this get together we found
out that Jacob's Orange team won their
game, 31-26, to advance to the post-
season championship game on Saturday
at the home of Ed and Gail Andrews,
Maui friends of the Johnsons
We enjoyed great food, drinks and conversation with the ten vacationers attending this soiree, with this fan fantastic view.
Words to live by
Sunset at the Andrews party
was a glowing one
Aloha for now, more tomorrow.
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