Free trip! Well, at least the accomodations. Elana was selected as teacher of the year in her district and won a week in Hawaii. We just had to get there, but what a better way to use frequent flyer miles!
Date(s): April 9-15, 2006. Album by Michael Bang. Photos by Michael Bang. 1 - 24 of 27 Total. 4292 Visits.
1 A Maui Beach Elana and her mom...too nicely dressed to venture onto the beach.
2 Helicopter Landing Getting ready for our Helicopter Tour.
3 Helicopter View 1 Heading out along the coast of Maui.
4 Helicopter View 2 A hidden waterfall, mainly visible via helicopter.
5 Haleakala Volcano At the visitor center on the top of the volcano. What a loooong drive!
6 Haleakala Research Center On the top, was a research center.
7 Haleakala Volcano On the top, in the cold, cold air. You can see the opposite rim on the other side.
8 Haleakala Volcano plants There were these strange plants on top that apparently don't grow everywhere. They are very sensitive to trampling, so we had to keep back.
9 Haleakala Crater One of many views into the crater of the volcano. If you look closely, you can see walking trails down in there.
10 Haleakala Crater Another view of the crater.
11 Iho Valley Elana and her parents. Rumor has it, the ancient locals used that pinnacle as a guard post to the valley.
12 Lahaina Banyan Tree In the middle of the city of Lahaina, on the north side of Maui, was a huge old Banyan tree. Very cool to hang out under the tree.
13 Lahaina - Main Street Trying to pick one of the many restaurants for dinner.
14 Lahaina Bay Watching the sun set over the ocean from Lahaina.
15 BJs Pizzeria Enjoying dinner in Lahaina.
16 Luau Of course, when in Hawaii, you MUST go to a luau.
17 The Luau And the main course for the Luau.
18 Luau Sunset What a great location for the Luau!
19 Luau Sunset A shot of the crowd, all having gotten laid! (Or is that Lei'd?)
20 Luau Entertainment Some of the entertainment on the main stage.
21 Mamas Fish House On our way to the far side of the island, we stopped at a cool little restaurant on the beach.
22 Mamas Fish House - Beach A view of the beach from Mama's Fish House.
23 Mamas Fish House - Beach Another view of the beach from the restaurant.
24 Whale Watching Trip Hanging out and looking for whales.
