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Local News:

Early isle arrival for humpback

LAHAINA – A young humpback whale approached a snorkel tour boat off Lanai Wednesday afternoon as if to substantiate the single sighting reported by crew member SeanPaul Keanini on Tuesday.

Capt. David Larson of Safari Boat Excursions said the crew of the Lanakila first sighted a whale spout about two miles away as the vessel was on the southwest side of Lanai.

Turning toward the spout, he said, he realized a whale was in the area and he cut power.

"It was a young adult male, about 35 feet long. We stopped and waited, and he came up about 200 yards away, dove and came up again.

"We were there about about 45 minutes. He’d go down about 12 minutes and come back up," Larson said.

He said the whale appeared to be healthy and fat, and was accompanied by the pod of spinner dolphins that congregate around Lanai.

When in Maui.....

So I FINALLY got some photos that are blog worthy of Maui. Most are of the beach of course from Paia to South Maui. Some of silliness also. So far, the heat hasnt really been a factor but the humidity is my enemy. Just ask my hair. 3 bottles of conditioner later and still unhappy. No wonder all the natives wear their hair buns. (those girls with flowing manes are for PR only). its hot, sticky, full of insects, random showers, weird hippies, and worth every second. Aloha!

Quote of the Day

I think the worst time to have a heart attack is during a game of charades...or a game of fake heart attack.
Demetri Martin

In the Valley

Danny and I decided to take a special trip over to Iao Valley on a rare day when there wasnt a cloud visible. Usually the Valley is shrouded in a layer of Heaven's ground but not yesterday. So off we headed. The drive was very nice and only took around 20 minutes. Although, as we headed up the mountain Danny's car had to really kick into overdrive to make it up. When we reached the parking lot the car had begun to overheat and smoke and people were pointing and coughing and I had to hide my humiliation by putting our map over my head and face. I genuinely felt like "white trash". Dan pulled over in the NO PARKING zone and got out of car regardless of my protests and then he was promptly honked at by a charter bus. Needless to say, I wanted to hide for the rest of my life. Here are a few pics.

So here we are.....

So Dan has moved around a bit from white trash to beach trash to insect infested to Paia. In Paia he lives in an older house with friendly roomates. Jerry is an artist, Martina is his wife that cleans houses, and Lukas from Check Republic--who uses his new HP laptop on the carpet. We like all of them and living here is pretty good. In fact, the best I would say yet. Paia is a cute town with shops along Hana hwy and many many mom and pop places to eat. We prefer Milagros which offers awesome Mexican food at a decent price. The town is only 1/2 mile walk and Paia Bay 3/4 mile. We go to the beach and swim and walk in town all the time. When we go running we go opposite of town to the Catholic church and along the sugar cane fields. Its pretty fun. Here are some pics of the sunset in back of the house and a video of Danny's room.

Attack of the Cane Spider part 1

So as I have said before, Dan lives amongst various species of insects including but not limited to centipedes, roaches, skeeters, and of course the infamous Cane Spider. However, I had not seen one alive, although I did see an enormous brown spider at the beach that could rival the Cane spider any day. In fact, it was much bigger than the spider in the video which I have decided to name Pete. Pete, Dan claims, was only a baby. REGARDLESS, it was a large brown hairy beast in which all that night I was convinced had swam out of the blue abyss and was plotting its revenge on me, therefore causing me to not sleep all night. Evil, evil Pete. Anyway, here is a glimpse into the ongoing fight Dan has to endure for the duration of his stay on the Islands.

Attack of the Cane Spider Part 2

Here is my second segment. I am not sure what is more frightening, the spider, the dirty toilet, or Dan with his shirt off!!! Love you sweetie!!!

San Fran Love Fest

Pics are missing..........we need to investigate.

Take the Last Train to Clarksville

So after taking a flight from SFO to Lihui. 5.5 hours of cramped hell. Well actually this flight was not nearly as bad as most flights I have experienced. In fact, I slept for 3 hours and had a dream that I was a ninja. Hi-ya! After arriving in Lihui I caught a flight to Honolulu and was stuck there for 5 hours. The flights to Maui were overbooked and I had to wait for the third flight before making it on. Arriving in Maui was a relief but I was exhausted. I drove Dan's crap o metal to the house and pretty much fell asleep. Welcome to Maui!!!! I will post pics once I have a chance to take some. Until then, Aloha.