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Sunday, August 29, 2021

Aloha 4

 

Sunday, the Lord's Day 

Christian fixed breakfast, then the 3 of them off to the beach

  we were thankful to worship with our long time friend



New straw hat... old sweet friend


and now i know how that straw hat looks on Grammy,,,  hmm 



The message:  Matthew 20:20-28   About service. It is available on YouTube,  Kirk Milhoan..worth watching again.


Back to the lanai and then up to the Lavender fields


















































this one might be my favorite 


and another favorite 





























There is a story with this picture
Can you see it?
  ( a prize if you catch it )







And yes, there is more than Lavender
more than beautiful views
more than tropical vegetation

there is..... the gift shop










The porch where we sipped Kombucha and lemonade 






























And then we go home to pizza.  ☺ 



And a sunset like no other...different every minute, every night.  

Aloha 






























Saturday, August 28, 2021

Aloha -3

   Saturday...

Why was I up at 4:00 a.m.    Maui is 3 hours behind the N.W. not ahead.  oh well, time to read.


not the Lanai view, but still, a blue sky, very blue


Then an early morning trip down to watch Anita and Tanner surf fun.


Darrell and I walked down... first he stopped to say hello to his "friend".    Had a water bottle  and some bread to give him.   Nothing doing, but polite



He seems to be there day and night. Not sure what he has in his wagon.  


On the way back, Nita and I stopped at the German bakery.   Five of the most delicious treats you can imagine.... worth every calorie  


Pool, puzzle and just enjoy Maui time


Christian did the checking and turns out that our only time for dinner at Ruth's Chris is tonight! So we made an early trip down to Waimea, did some shopping and then, a delightful early dinner special.

We had a gift card..our Bellevue location has closed. 

 Crab cakes







Filet and mashed garlic potatoes for 3 of us
Nita got a salad







Tanner got his ice cream,

 and the flaming strawberries were in celebration of anniversaries 




Darrell had cheesecake







The table across from us.....


And, this young  couple intrigued me.  Hawaii is casual and even at Ruth's Chis the attire is surprisingly casual. ( the waitperson who showed us to our table, well her hair was not tidy)
 But not casual for me, and not for the lady at this table.  Her escort was very casual. But she was dressed beautifully.  All in white, with flattering  jewelry and perfect hair. 
As we were leaving, I paused at their table to tell her " you look stunning". she smiled and said thank you,  I heard her escort say thank you, too.  


Early evening and early sunset





Getting tired

but never tired of the sky 





Another beautiful aloha day









Aloha -2

 Ready for our first day.. Friday 


First, coffee on the Lanai


Then down the beach to Tanners first surf lesson

He did great..pictures not so great


Next stop... the Gelato Shop
and they serve waffles.. 

 






Spotted a pretty lady wearing a pretty straw hat and surprise,  she just found it at the ABC store..guess who has a new straw hat ..

Dinner at the Maui Thai Bistro, and someone still had room for....this time shaved ice


It tastes better than it looks,  they say


back to watch the sunset.


Could watch this all night....