Aloha

We had a great day on Friday sight seeing in Lahaina Town. Lahaina was once the capitol of the state of Hawaii when King Kamehameha was in power in the 1800s. He was King on the big Island and after he conquered the Maui Hawaiians he moved to Lahaina. It was such a bawdy town with so many brothels that he moved out in 1860. In the square there is one Banyon Tree that is so big. It is nearly 200 yrs old. This view is of the many branches that are supported by the roots going down from the branches. The whole square is covered by this one tree. What a sight it is. We walked down Front Street which follows the ocean. There are some really unique restaurants and many art galleries. The ever present ABC stores are in evidence as well as a competitor store called E Z Stores. We walked back up to Hilo Hatties where we rested our very tired feet and legs while we sat in the shade waiting for the shuttle to bring us back to The Weston. In the evening we walked over to the Whalers Village and were treated to a wonderful demonstration of Hawaiian dancing. In the square a stage was set up and a man on a ukulele played and sang as many different aged girls danced. The tiny girls were so cute and they could really dance. It lasted for about 30 minutes.

Saturday morning we decided to walk on the beach instead of work out in the fitness center. The sun was just coming up so I was able to get some very nice pictures of the sun rise. There are continual clouds over the mountain that rises from the beach in front of our hotel. Despite the early hour there are many people up and outside. With jet lag so prevalent in all of us this is really a 24 hr. hotel. The sun rise was beautiful and the waves were wet and the sand was cold and fun to walk in.