Our ship anchored off Lahaina, Maui in late morning. By the time everyone had gone through US Immigration and tendered ashore it was noon. I didn’t mind the late start because I had managed to come down with a nasty head cold and wasn’t feeling too energetic. We just walked through town checking out the many art galleries – most filled with awful tourist art – and a few other shops. Our only purchases were a large cup of mango-flavored shaved ice and some pharmaceuticals. We were back on the boat by 4pm. I know we’ll come back to Maui for an extended stay some day so I didn’t feel pressured to see that much. The highlight of our brief visit was the sight of two giant turtles mating in the shallow waters just offshore. They were at it for quite some time while we voyeuristic humans snapped what should probably be considered pornographic photos of them. Eventually the female had enough and threw the hapless male off her back. Then she bolted for the open water while the male swam confusedly around in circles looking for her. Pretty much like humans, really.
Maui is our last full day of the cruise. We head to Honolulu to disembark on Tuesday morning and fly home that afternoon. I’ll wrap up the blog with some closing thoughts upon our return.
Maui is our last full day of the cruise. We head to Honolulu to disembark on Tuesday morning and fly home that afternoon. I’ll wrap up the blog with some closing thoughts upon our return.
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Maui.jpg)
Lowering the tender boats.jpg)
Long line of people waiting to tender back to another cruise boat (not ours, thankfully).jpg)
Turtles in love..jpg)
"I said that's enough Harold! Get the hell off of me!".jpg)
The last sunset.