After years of encouragement from their friends, Susan and Jim Schaeffer, George and Nancy finally made it to the Hawaiian Islands. We spent seven days (from January 29 to February 5, 2005) at the beautiful Sheraton Maui on the island of Maui. Since this was our first trip, we allowed our "hosts" to show us around. We managed to pack a lot into our one week: beach bathing, whale watching, 2 rounds of golf, poolside entertainment, a luau, lots of shopping, scenic drives, great restaurants and wonderful drinks! Since we were unable to do it all, we plan to return next year for 2 weeks and see what we missed. Below are some of the highlights of our trip captured in pictures and four short videos. Enjoy -- we sure did!
The Sheraton Maui Resort
(where we stayed)
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The Sheraton Maui - Bldg 5
Evening view from our room
The beach in front of our hotel
The pool with hotel in background
Evening view of pool from our balcony
Daytime view of pool
Black Rock
The lone palm tree on Black Rock
Black Rock is a popular diving spot
Nancy poses on our balcony
George and his first Hawaian shirt
Reflections of Nancy
Watching the whales (and the whale watchers) from our balcony
Whale watchers head back to shore
Nancy looks out from our balcony
Night at Black Rock
Preparing to light the torches on Black Rock
A boat approaches Black Rock
Closer view of Sheraton balconies
Sunset from Susan and Jim's balcony
Sunset at Black Rock
The torch lighter
Black Rock with lighted torches
The balconies at Black Rock
Balcony neighbors
Balcony neighbors up close
Enjoying a Luau at the Hyatt
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Susan and Jim at the Hyatt
George and Nancy at the Hyatt
African black-footed penguins at the Hyatt
Inside the Hyatt
Cooking for the luau
Roasting a pig in the ground
The pig rises from the pit
Here comes dinner!
This guy shinnied up the palm tree
Luau performers
The luau dancers
Luau hard bodies
Beautiful hula dancer
She's a future star
He plays with fire
The following video clips were taken at the luau. Since video files are large, they may take a while to download. Your patience will be rewarded.
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Susan and Jim at the Luau
The Luau Dancers
Hula Dancer
The Fire Dancer
Whale Watching
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Sightseeing around West Maui
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Lahaina scenery
Roadside viw in Lahaina
Nancy was born in the Year of the Rooster
The Pineapple Plantation
A lovely tree at the Pineapple Plantation
Circling West Maui
Stormy skies over West Maui
Scenic point in West Maui loop
A view of West Maui from the loop
West Maui shoreline
Old church on West Maui loop
Nancy pauses (and poses) during West Maui loop
Golf, etc.
(click on thumbnail photo to see a larger version)We played golf at Kaanapali South and Kaanapali North (despite the rain) and dreamed of playing at Kapalua's Plantation Course on our next visit. On our last night, we enjoyed dinner with a view at the Kapalua Plantation Course restaurant.
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... until next year!
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