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Aloha!! Here’s a seldom-seen twist on an Adventure Family Adventure – all the participants are actually related, at least by marriage. Four adventurers are headed to Maui to spend a week enjoying an island adventure of the less wildernessy type. Among the activities planned are:
Sea kayaking and snorkeling on the south Maui coast.
Catching a theatre show called ‘Ulalena (envision a Cirque Du Soleil show about Hawaiian mythology).
Mountain biking down a volcano, in a tropical rainforest, at the beach – all in one trip!.
Enjoying the Old Lahaina Luau.
A visit to ONO Farm, a certified organic tropical fruit farm.
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Here are some info links of interest.
Kahului, Maui weather It seems Tropical Depression Cosme might circle the islands this week. Wahooo!!!!
May the Adventure continue !!!!!
July 23, 2007
After getting up at 3:15am, flying from RDU to Charlotte to Phoenix to Kahului, we finally made it to Maui. About 17 hours of sitting and waiting. We crammed us and our stuff in the convertible and found our condo. The view from the lanai was awful, see below:
After grabbing a bite to eat and hitting a few stores for some basic supplies, we finally decided to get some sleep (not sitting up). It had only been 25 hours since we got up in Raleigh.
July 24, 2007
5:00am – Ok, my internal clock is on vacation time (and EST) so it’s time to get up and see Maui! I can sleep at home. This morning’s plan is to go on a kayak/snorkel trip. Later this evening we plan to drive over to Lahaina and catch the ‘Ulalena show.
Aloha from Maui!
3:30 pm – Great morning kayaking and snorkeling. Having now done the headboats and a more individualized snorkeling excursion, I definitely prefer the smaller groups. Deja was great guide – full of local info and naturalist knowledge, and she was a nice person to hang out with. Deja works for Makena Kayaks.
After returning from the kayak/snorkel trip, we had a snack lunch at the condo, enjoyed the daytime view from the lanai …
and then headed to the pool to baste for a couple of hours before we cleaned up and headed out for an evening in Lahaina.
Our evening plans were centered around seeing ‘Ulalena, a theatrical/dance/acrobatic production that told the story of the Maui mythology. The show ran about 1.5 hours and was very impressive. We all enjoyed it and left a little more culturized. 🙂
July 25, 2007
9:49pm – Today’s adventure was driving the road to Hana. For those that don’t know, the Hana Highway is a narrow two-lane road that snakes 37 miles along the north shore of Maui to the small town of Hana. Lots of curves, one-lane bridges, cliffs, and traffic along the way. Here are some pictures:
– Pulled over at an overlook
– View of the road winding along a sea cliff
– group self-portrait
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– Don and Sandy at a waterfall and pool
– Donna and Brian on the black sand beach at Hana Bay
This continues in Maui – Part 2
Adventure Family Trip Reports 
The other Childrey’s are assembling the newsletter – Lainey, Lauren and Tom are hard at work while I check my email to see if the N/L has gotten to my email and I find this. They have been to Wal Mart this morning.
Our weather is cloudy. Lorene
Glad you’re all safe and sound! You’re right! Don’t waste your time sleeping! You’re off to a good start…
Have fun! Thanks for the pics.
Logan, Kara, and Pilot are all being good!
Caught a brief glimpse on the news that there is a volcano erupting in Hawaii. Stay away from that one!
The kayaking and snorkling look like fun. Glad you guys are doing “cultural” things too!
Have a fun day.
Pics are great.
The plans for today are for Tom to meet Carolyn and kids at Chickfila in Burlington. (After she drops Helen off at Cracker Barrell across the street at 11:30 am) She will take them to the farm and then we will pick them up after we get Helen back late this afternoon. Maybe she’ll let us treat them to pizza for supper.
Looks like you’re have a great time. Thanks for the pictures.
Sounds like a blast! Keep up the posts and beatiful tropical pics so that those of us stuck at the office can enjoy a taste of your fun!
Ya’ll look like your having alot of fun. I love the convertable. Keep the pics coming since they are from my camera dad dont delete any I want to put them on my computer when we go home, ok. I miss you.
bye
WOW! I want to do that! do I have to wait until I’m 40? Enjoy!!
The pictures are beautful. Love the convertible. Glad you are having fun in that beautiful place. View a sunset for me.
Becky
Hot car! You are looking FINE!!
We’re waiting to hear about the Luau…and see pictures!
Hope you learned how to hula! (We expect lessons.)
Hi everyone!!
Thanks for leaving all the comments. Sorry you can’t be here to enjoy all of this with us, but we’re trying to share what we can with you. Hope you’re enjoying the pictures!
Don
haha very funny dad. mema gave me and lainey a book to read and i have read the 1st 2 chapters and keep the pics a coming dad. I miss you! <3(its a heart)
love you
bye
lala
Great adventure article! Nice images too!
GREAT SITE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You all sound like such a fun family! The pictures are beautiful – love the quote – and what a great idea to be able to share your travels.
I just love it that you posted so many great pics! Your pics of the Road to Hana bring back memories! We didn’t take much in the way of pictures though… I wish we’d taken a few more – the scenery was just gorgeous!
Kayaking looks like fun… I’ve been thinking for a while that we should try it on our next trip to Maui!
🙂