The day started with a perfectly clear sky and the birds whaling away outside of our lanai. We had a slow start to the day and got away form the condo about 10:30. We drove to Ma’alaea Bay to see about doing a whale watch tour with the Pacific Whale Foundation. We managed to register for Wednesday at 10:30 and then we shopped in the local craft market. The folks there were really friendly and open folks. We chatted with many vendors and I purchased a t-shirt that was a bit unusual. From there we went to Lahaina for lunch and a walk about. We had lunch over looking the ocean at th
e Hard Rock and watched whales playing between the islands. The lunch was good and the Margs were very large. Freddi had the largest Club I have seen..... well maybe not as large as the one at the Wagon Wheel in Winnipeg last week. We then walked the streets and looked into the various art shops, clothing stores and some jewellery stores. I picked up a picture for Gray and Bree and hope to be able to get it back to the mainland in one piece. The town was not busy and there were many storefronts that were closed up. The economy is showing its effects in many parts of the island.We drove back to the condo and got ready for dinner. We were going to Mama’s for our anniversary dinner. We drove to Paia and had a short walk about there but all of their stores were closed for the day. We drove on and went to Mama’s early where they settled us in the bar area for a short wait. Once settled, our server, a surfer, chatted us up and helped us decide on a special meal. Freddi ordered a pork loin dish and I ordered a stuffed Mahimahi with crab and lobster. We also ordered a bottle on Chardonnay from California to compliment the meal. All was great and we shared a dessert that was a banana crumble with vanilla bean ice cream. Rich and decadent for sure!
The drive home was through a clear evening with stars and spotted lights all over the volcano base as we circled around Haleakala. A very nice easy vacation day for sure.
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