At the Airport Grandma & Grandpa Miller meet us at the airport (they are keeping our car while we're gone)
Kihei Sunset Watching the sun go down from the Lanai of our condo at Kama'ole Sands in Kihei, Hawaii.
Hawaiian Morning The front lawn below our Lanai.
Ocean View Looking at the ocean at "our beach" in Kihei.
Kama'ole Sands Pond Lots of frogs croak in this pond at night.
Sophie on Haleakala Sophie is ready to go on the bike ride down Haleakala Crater!<br />This is at the summit, about 10,500 feet above the ocean.
Haleakala Crater Looking down into the crater of Haleakala on Maui.
Bike Rental Store Waiting to get picked up after our bike ride on Haleakala Crater. This is the place where we went, in Haiku, Hawaii.
Sophie finds Coral Sophie finds a piece of coral in the planter in the parking lot in front of the Bike Store. We were waiting for the family to come pick us up.
Drinking Coconut Juice Isabelle and Sophie drinking some coconut juice from a green coconut on the road to Lahaina.
Under the Banyan The Ashcraft girls standing in front of the famous Banyon tree in Lahaina.
Banyan Tree The Banyan tree in Lahaina. The things dangling from the tree become roots and additional branches/supports for the tree if they reach the ground.
Surfer School Bus A bus at the Kahana? Village in Kihei.
Trimming Coconuts Saw this guy at the Swap Meet in Kihei, trimming green coconuts with a machete.
Central Maui Highway This is the road that runs south from Kahului towards Kihei and Laihaina. Sugar cane fields are behind the rows of trees on both sides of the road.<br />The road is currently being widened into a four-lane divided highway.
Isabelle's own Watermelon Isabelle chose this watermelon at the Swap Meet.<br />I think it came from Thailand.<br />She LOVES watermelon.
Morning in Kihei Another morning in Paradise.
Isabelle Sleeps 'Nuff said.
Sophie's Breakfast Sophie is enjoying a big bowl (or plate?) of Captain Crunch cereal. When we're on vacation, the kids get to choose "sugar cereal".
Silly Family Photo After trying to take a good family picture, we took this silly picture.
Silly Family Photo After taking a family picture, we took a couple of silly ones.
Upcountry on Maui Country scenery on the slopes of Haleakala.
Eucalyptus Trees Upcountry on Maui
Maui's Southern Coast The southern side of Maui is much drier and desolate than the northern side.
The Back Way to Hana The lonely road around the southern side of Maui.
Southern Maui Bridge A nice bridge crosses a gulch on the dry southern side of Maui. In comparison, look at the sad condition of the road.
Dry to Green In the semi-arid part of the island, looking back at the arid southern coast.
Coastal Waterfalls Waterfalls along the Southeast coast of Maui.
Fruit Stand A fruit stand we discovered out in the middle of nowhere.
Bananas A bunch of bananas, freshly cut from the tree.
Bike Smoothie Isabelle blends her smoothie using the power of the bicycle.
Bike Smoothie Claire blends her smoothie using a bike.
Bike Smoothie Sign Sign that explains the bike-powered smoothies.
Bike Smoothie Madeline shows that she can make a smoothie with one arm!
Fresh Corn Madeline has a bowl of fresh corn for lunch.
Fresh Salad We shared this salad for lunch. It was made of lettuce, red basil, carrots, edible flowers, with an oil & balsamic vinegar dressing.
Garden in Hawaii The garden behind the fruit stand.
Papayas Sophie stands next to a papaya tree.
Papaya Trees Claire stands by a row of papaya trees to show how big they are.
Bananas Sophie stands by a Banana tree.
Laulima Farm Fruit Stand We stopped at a fruit stand for a late lunch while driving to see the Seven Sacred Pools.
Fruit Stand The girls standing in front of the fruit stand, behind them is the machine used to crush sugar cane for making sweet juice.
Lindbergh's Grave Claire at the grave of Charles Lindbergh.<br /><br />See <a href="http://www.mauitour.com/1.html">here</a> for more about Charles Lindbergh in Maui.
Church Grounds The grounds of the Palapala Ho'omau Congregational Church in Kipahulu, where Charles Lindbergh is buried.
Lindbergh's Grave View from Lindbergh's grave out to the Ocean.<br /><br />Beyond the bushes at the back of the picture is a sheer, several-hundred-foot tall cliff.
Kipahulu Church The Palapala Ho'omau Congregational Church in Kipahulu, where Charles Lindbergh is buried.
Seven Sacred Pools Waterfalls at the Seven Sacred Pools.<br />The pools were closed for swimming because of the very high stream flow.
Upper Streams The stream above the bridge at the Seven Sacred Pools.
View to Sea Looking down from the bridge at the Seven Sacred Pools, out to the Pacific Ocean.
Rough Road The roughest part of the road going around the Southern side of Maui.
Rough Road The roughest part of the road going around the Southern side of Maui.<br />You can see the road continuing up the hill in the distance.
Seaside An unknown place along the beach on the southern shore of Maui.
Sea Arch A sea arch along the southern coast of Maui.
Hawaiian Rainbow A double rainbow along the southern coast of Maui.<br />No wonder the rainbow is on the Hawaiian License Plate.
Pastoral Scene A field in upcountry Maui.<br />The uninhabited island of Kaho'olawe is in the distance.
Country Road The road winds around a hill in upcountry Maui, reminding me of England.
