April 22, 2009

Maui - Day 8 (last day)

The time has come to say goodbye to Maui! We made one last trip to the coffee shop and farmer’s market, where we got fresh banana nut/chocolate chip bread and some pineapple!!! We walked down to the beach for a nice relaxing morning. Dustin was able to do a little bit more snorkeling right off the shore and saw some great things. You’ll notice the orange buoys in the water in some of these pictures – they actually mark the “rip tide” channel where the water is forcefully being carried back out to sea. You kind of need to stay away from these. Dustin noticed he was getting pulled out at one point and tried to swim back, but thankfully had read the signs and knew what to do. Well, not everyone else did….we watched 6 or 7 people, including 4 or 5 kids, get pulled way out to sea and have to get rescued and brought back into shore. It was pretty scary, and at one point, I wasn’t sure they were going to make it! What we thought was going to be a peaceful morning didn’t quite turn out that way. Then we got cleaned up and headed back out to the airport….and our trip was over! It was a FANTASTIC honeymoon and we highly recommend visiting here if you have not already been….or returning if you have!

This is what they do to start and finish lots of traditional events in Hawaii....so Dustin found the conck shell and is blowing the horn! =)
On our porch - can't beat this view!
Our coffee shop for the week!
Waiting in line at the Farmer's market.
....see the orange buoys....




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