I remember the first air flight I ever took.  I must have been around 10 years old, and it was from Honolulu to Kahului.  Visited relatives.  One cousin is now a doctor living in New York City, married to a psychiatrist.  Saw Hayden Mango for the first time.  It was large, beautiful and sweet.  I was only familiar with Common and Chinese Mangos.  Anyway, yesterday was my final day on Maui.  I had a small adventure.  Make it tiny.  I walked from the Pride of America all the way to Maui Mall, for the primary purpose of tasting Guri-Guri. Lunch of pork cutlet and pasta fagioli soup, with beer and a rose wine. Off I am to have Guri-Guri. Found Tasaka Guri Guri...and it was closed for Labor Day. But I had to have something, so went elsewhere and ordered a lychee boba.  This is that drink from Taiwan with tapioca balls. Found a table with a view of the Pride of America. Walked back to the ship. The ship left Kahului before sunset for Hilo.  Had a drink on our balcony and watched Maui slowly

  15 Craigside Place is 2.5 miles up the hill from the Pier 2 terminal, where we will board the Pride of America this afternoon, and return to Honolulu in a week.  You might wonder, why again?  Yes,  we took this cruise a year ago , and was nothing much.  I guess we like cruises to enhance the joy of life.  In addition, for this ship, we don't need to take lengthy plane rides and pay huge sums for any hotel stay. Date / Time Port 02 Sep 19:00         Departing   from   Honolulu, Oahu Island, Hawaii   hotels 03 Sep 08:00 - 04 Sep 18:00         Kahului, Maui Island, Hawaii 05 Sep 08:00 - 18:00         Hilo, Hawaii Island 06 Sep 07:00 - 17:30         Kailua-Kona, Hawaii Island 07 Sep 08:00 - 08 Sep 17:30         Nawiliwili, Lihue, Kauai Island, Hawaii 09 Sep 07:00         Arriving   in   Honolulu, Oahu Island, Hawaii   hotels The Pride of America is 18 years old  and 922 feet long, with a passenger capacity of 2630 plus 927 crew members.  It was refurbished in 2021.  There are 14 deck

This is day 3 of my inter island cruise on the Pride of America.  We are still ported in Kahului Harbor, Maui.  Yesterday we didn't do much more than eat and drink. If my reportage is minimal, I've trying to get organized.  Tomorrow, the Big Island. Fun facts about the Big Island of Hawaii : The island is usually known for the two main towns that most locals reside: Kona and  Hilo. In addition to Kona and  Hilo, the Kohala Coast is another area that offers a great place to stay. The island is made up of 5 shield volcanoes: Kohala (extinct),  Mauna Kea (dormant), Hualalai (active), Mauna Loa (active), and  Kilauea  (active). Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea are the two dormant volcanoes that inhabit southern portion of the island. Mauna Kea is the tallest mountain in the world, when measured from its base at the sea floor. Mauna Kea is the only place in Hawaii that receives annual snowfall. Haleakala on Maui receives snow occasionally, but not as often as Mauna Kea. Mt. Kilauea  has been

Oh, oh...I don't have the right connecting cord from my phone to computer, so will need to use my iPhone.  In any case, we left Honolulu at 7PM last night, enjoyed a good show in the theater and brought back to our cabin a prime rib dinner. I'll show that photo at the end of the trip when I return home.  Then a good night sleep and arrival in Kahului, Maui.  That is Haleakala in the background.  Breakfast: I ended yesterday with some fun facts about Oahu.  So today, I'll do the same for  Maui .  ( You can get details on each by clicking on that link .) 20 Maui Facts Maui is the second largest of the Hawaiian Islands One of the world’s largest dormant volcanoes is on Maui “Valley Isle” is Maui's nickname Maui has multiple pineapple farms There are only two volcanoes on Maui Approximately 10,000 humpback whales migrate to Maui each year The Hana Highway includes 59 bridges and 620 curves You can explore a sugar museum on Maui! Maui is home to the third largest population