The menu for dinner in first class - swanky!
The control panel for adjusting the seat positions. Comfy!
Bougainvilleas along the highway on Maui.
We shared a condo with Johnny and Sharon and the kids for the first 3 days/nights of vacation.
View from the condo.
Evening at the condo courtyard.
A panoramic photo of the condo, taken while standing on the lanai (deck).
Rainbow during morning walk on the beach.
The sand on beach in Kaanapali in the morning.
Windmills among the hills along the way to visit the aquarium at the Maui Ocean Center:
https://www.mauioceancenter.com
https://www.mauioceancenter.com
Several photos from the aquarium on Maui.
This fish and others of the same kind were hiding in the gravel at the bottom of the exhibit.
Kids really enjoyed being up against the glass at the shark tank.
Mai Tai research.
Lunch at Cheeseburger in Paradise.
The banyan tree in Lahaina.
Johnny's son, Christopher, and I playing with photos on the iPad.
Jenae and I walking the Kapalua Coastal Trail on Tuesday morning.
Man and his dogs at Kapalua Beach.
We read about this guy's good food on yelp.com, and we were nearby, so we stopped by.
Turns out he lived in Austin just a couple miles from our house, and he makes pretty good tacos in his food trailer.
The view as we enjoyed the shrimp and fish tacos.
Lounging on the beach.
Beach bird.
The family dressed up as we're headed to the Old Lahaina Luau.
Roast pig cooking beneath that pile of dirt.
One price for all you can eat and drink. It was very good.
Entertainment following the meal.
Wednesday Jenae and I left the condo and headed to O'o farm for tour and lunch. This photo is green coffee beans on the bush.
http://www.oofarm.com
And a critter on the coffee bush.
The farm chef explains their philosophy and shows up some of the day's produce that will be used for lunch.
The setting for our lunch, with a view across the island.
Jenae picking greens.
The view from one of the gardens.
And Matt hard at work.
A photo op with a basket of fresh picked greens and a few edible flowers.
Learning about the coffee growing and roasting processes.
A delicious salad starts the lunch.
Focaccia with roasted garlic and roasted Maui sweet onion.
Grilled tofu with grilled carrots of various colors, served with a coffee-based bbq sauce.
Mahi mahi fish served with julienned daikon radishes.
Roasted chicken breast with roasted rutabaga and pesto made greens and herbs.
The farm's coffee, served with chocolate and fresh pineapple.
The final view as we're leaving the farm.
Greetings and goodies await us upon checkin at Paia Inn:
http://paiainn.com
The kitchen in our suite.
A spacious and very relaxing lanai.
A panoramic photo of the lanai and view.
The view from the lanai.
Big avocados at the local food co-op.
A delicious pizza place right next door to our inn in Paia:
http://www.flatbreadcompany.com/maui/
A list of the local farmers providing produce for the pizza place.
Evening from the lanai.
Met up with the family again for a fancy dinner Thursday evening at Mama's Fish House:
http://www.mamasfishhouse.com
More Mai Tai research!
A perfect coconut cake. (I forgot to take pictures of the other courses!)
Relaxation on the lanai!
Cioppino at Hali'imaile General Store:
http://hgsmaui.com
The village of Paia, our inn at the left.
Panoramic photo at Ho'okipa Beach.
Our last meal on Maui, and a great place to finish the trip, at the Mill House at Maui Tropical Plantation:
http://mauitropicalplantation.com/mill-house-dining/
Terrific salads!
Beef ragu with pasta.
Seafood Cappallecci
Lemon Bar was the best I've ever had! With sage dust!
Several photos as we strolled the grounds of the Maui Tropical Planation, passing some time before our flight:
http://mauitropicalplantation.com/#welcome
Looking over some photos, or maybe playing a game, while Jenae visits some shops at Maui Tropical Plantation.
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