Maui, day three…

13 Saturday Apr 2019

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we were up early to be ready for our tour bus which took us to Hana… here’s what the information said;

the road to Hana takes you on one of the most breathtaking drives on earth through Maui’s tropical rainforest. A 52 miles excursion with 617 hairpin curves and 56 narrow one-lane bridges.

and we were very happy to be passengers on the drive, lol… there were eight Americans and four Canadians, newlyweds, a couple celebrating their 25th anniversary, a pair of brothers and their wives, a couple from Calgary and us…

yesterday it was all about the rainbows… today it was all about the waterfalls… and there were many of them…

from trickles down the side of the hill to large roaring waterfalls, as well as a few lava tubes… we saw them all…

from lush vegetation, to dry and arid land, to lava fields… from rainstorms to hot sunshine… and ocean alongside much of it…

what a spectacular day…

Maui, day two…

12 Friday Apr 2019

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we went to bed early last night because we were exhausted…

this morning we woke up twenty minutes before the sunrise… so we dressed quickly, and headed out to an iron bench on the property…

it was cool and very windy but we had fun watching ships and outrigger canoes as well as the sun shining on the clouds, lol…

we came in just as it began to rain… and then we saw five rainbows, one after the other, moving across the sky…

we took it gently and went to Whole Foods for snacks and breakfast items over the next week… always fun to see what items are available at the store in different countries… fresh juice and the view…

lunch and off to Paia… we wandered the town, saw surfers and large waves, tried mahi-mahi and had a quiet drive back…

we stopped for some avocado toast and packaged up a bit of salt for the eggs we picked up earlier… reminded both of us of George’s mom always slipping any excess jam or ketchup or whatever into her bag when we took a trip to the east coast many years ago, lol…

Maui, day one…

11 Thursday Apr 2019

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what a wonderFULL day…

put my toes in the ocean… in Kahului and Kihei… so amazing;-)…

saw flowers everywhere… including red hibiscus hedges and flowering trees… enjoyed so many… just got a few closeups of some outstanding blooms that I came across…

tried, and loved, shave ice… had thought the concept was odd, so when we had one and it was so good, really got why people stand in long lines to get some;-)…

watched the sun set over the beach… some of us were chilly as the wind picked up a bit as the show was getting started…

a great day to be alive and on an adventure…

on our way…

09 Tuesday Apr 2019

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breakfast with the boys, a hot tub, final bit of packing and away we went…

left Winnipeg just before 3… arrived in Vancouver and just had some supper…

a short wait, and we are on our way…

the final leg to Maui…

gathering…

08 Monday Apr 2019

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looking forward to gathering with my BS buddies tonight…

apparently the Easter bunny stopped by a bit early as I won’t see them closer to the holiday…

although we will be celebrating Easter, it is snowing like crazy right now…

the ground was clear when I got home from work;-(… all of those gray spots and lines are snowflakes coming down…

appropriate…

07 Sunday Apr 2019

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well,

the flights are booked… ✔️

the hotels are confirmed… ✔️

the car is rented… ✔️

the car insurance has been purchased… ✔️

the travel insurance is in hand… ✔️

the house sitter is organized… ✔️

the bags are packed… ✔️

although the temperature is around 28° (compared to around 4° here), it looks like it drops by 10° at night…

hope I’ve chosen appropriate clothing for two weeks in Hawaii…

ready to leave on Tuesday…

backyard…

06 Saturday Apr 2019

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last weekend my grandson added seed to the bird feeders…

as I was waiting for my ride this morning I got a few shots of a squirrel having a snack…

even saw a few birds at the feeders in the backyard…

trifecta…

05 Friday Apr 2019

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been laughing all evening…

in October I upgraded my Costco membership thinking it would result in a bit of a refund…

recently I’ve talked with many people asking about their Costco refunds and been rather ticked that I didn’t get one… each person advised they had received a cheque in the mail…

today I finally got around to calling to see what was going on… they were obviously busy because I was on hold for quite some time…

eventually, I spoke with a lovely woman… she advised that the cheque was on the second page of my renewal letter… which came weeks ago… and which I opened but didn’t look at the second page, lol…

she was very kind and we laughed together over the whole thing… what a sweet woman… not a single person mentioned it came with the renewal letter…

I’ve also been waiting for an invoice from my amazing tax preparer but hadn’t seen one…

this afternoon my refund cheque arrived which reminded me to call to find out how much I owed them, but they were closed… then I searched through my email to see if I could find anything and came across an email with the invoice in it… it came minutes after the original one with my results… too funny…

and then, for the trifecta, I tried to open my new online app and deposit the cheque into my account, using my phone… I used an old password and eventually was blocked from the site… called the bank and I have to wait until tomorrow for it to reset… then I can try again, as I now remember the correct password, lol…