Happy Aloha Friday

[pedro47]

Good afternoon Jeff, wishing everyone a Happy Aloha Friday.

 

[TomCO]

To Hana we go!

Aloha Friday wishes sent from the south side of Maui to you Jeff and to all TUG members. A special shout-out to those members (including lots of fantastic WorldMark owners on this site - you all rock!) with a passion to help newbies like me figure out how to find a way to Hawaii! My waitlist request was placed late last year with the match for our week coming to us in February. My advice to offer is the waitlist works, use it!
Well, enough about timeshare!

We did make it to Hana (and beyond!) with multiple stops along the way. The Kīpahulu area of Haleakala was our final point before heading back “home”. An amazing 11 hour total trip. As it turns out (pun intended!) heading out to all those ski/snowboard trips did prepare for all those curves. I plan to organize and share more detail on Hana day trip after return.

Relaxing for a few hours at Charley Young Beach in Kihei. Back to reality tomorrow….

Enjoy the photos. Mahalo!
Tom

 

[slip]

Aloha Friday wishes sent from the south side of Maui to you Jeff and to all TUG members. A special shout-out to those members (including lots of fantastic WorldMark owners on this site - you all rock!) with a passion to help newbies like me figure out how to find a way to Hawaii! My waitlist request was placed late last year with the match for our week coming to us in February. My advice to offer is the waitlist works, use it!
Well, enough about timeshare!

We did make it to Hana (and beyond!) with multiple stops along the way. The Kīpahulu area of Haleakala was our final point before heading back “home”. An amazing 11 hour total trip. As it turns out (pun intended!) heading out to all those ski/snowboard trips did prepare for all those curves. I plan to organize and share more detail on Hana day trip after return.

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Enjoy the photos. Mahalo!
Tom

Aloha Tom and awesome pictures.

Looks like the trip was a great success. The WorldMark resorts are actually well located throughout Hawaii in my opinion. Can't wait to hear more about the trip. That Road to Hana makes for a long day.

 

[slip]

It's Aloha Friday!! Another weekend for everyone to enjoy. Here in Hawaii, school starts in 10 days so summer is winding down.


This week's picture takes us to Kauai and the west side of the island. In the town of Hanapepe, there is the famous swinging bridge. When you come, make sure you stop and check it out.


Enjoy and have a Wonderful Aloha Friday!!

 

[DaveNV]

It's Aloha Friday!! Another weekend for everyone to enjoy. Here in Hawaii, school starts in 10 days so summer is winding down.


This week's picture takes us to Kauai and the west side of the island. In the town of Hanapepe, there is the famous swinging bridge. When you come, make sure you stop and check it out.


Enjoy and have a Wonderful Aloha Friday!!

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Saw the picture, and thought, "Gee, that looks like the Swinging Bridge in Hanapepe." Then I read your text.. D'oh!

Dave

 

[Kildahl]

Never have stopped and explored there. We will in the coming new year!

 

[TomCO]

@slip
Aloha Jeff!

Aloha TUG members!


Great scene from Kauai. That bridge sure looks narrow and it must be fun in high winds! Whee!

An idea came to me earlier to share some highlights of our recent Maui trip (July 9 - 16) on this thread a little bit each Friday. This would help me to select some of the most relevant photos and let people see a little corner of paradise that we are lucky to have visited.

Our first significant outing was the early Sunday morning trek to Haleakala on July 10th. Our rental was a Jeep Wrangler 4 door and while I consider myself to be an experienced driver, admittedly I know very little specific to Jeeps and the culture surrounding them. Regardless, this vehicle performed like a champ and I am happy we picked this for the trip. May even consider a purchase in the future. This choice ended about $30/day more than the tiny cars listed on the Costco Travel website with a cancel/rebook the week before travel. Worth every penny. We had five travelers and the backseat occupants managed with little complaint. That was one of my initial concerns and cargo space was also decent. Also did quite well on the “less than paved” side-roads off the Hana Highway. Will likely rent similar when we are fortunate enough to eventually visit the big island.

Here is early AM view from visitor center area just below the summit of Haleakala. I found the view of the crater along with the sunrise to be a unique and amazing combination.

Mahalo,
Tom

 

[slip]

@slip
Aloha Jeff!

Aloha TUG members!


Great scene from Kauai. That bridge sure looks narrow and it must be fun in high winds! Whee!

An idea came to me earlier to share some highlights of our recent Maui trip (July 9 - 16) on this thread a little bit each Friday. This would help me to select some of the most relevant photos and let people see a little corner of paradise that we are lucky to have visited.

Our first significant outing was the early Sunday morning trek to Haleakala on July 10th. Our rental was a Jeep Wrangler 4 door and while I consider myself to be an experienced driver, admittedly I know very little specific to Jeeps and the culture surrounding them. Regardless, this vehicle performed like a champ and I am happy we picked this for the trip. May even consider a purchase in the future. This choice ended about $30/day more than the tiny cars listed on the Costco Travel website with a cancel/rebook the week before travel. Worth every penny. We had five travelers and the backseat occupants managed with little complaint. That was one of my initial concerns and cargo space was also decent. Also did quite well on the “less than paved” side-roads off the Hana Highway. Will likely rent similar when we are fortunate enough to eventually visit the big island.

Here is early AM view from visitor center area just below the summit of Haleakala. I found the view of the crater along with the sunrise to be a unique and amazing combination.

Mahalo,
Tom



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Awesome pictures, can't wait to see more on Fridays.

I used to own a Wrangler and have gotten some upgrades to Jeeps over the years during our Hawaii travels.

 

[pedro47]

Happy Aloha Friday

 

[pedro47]

To Slip and all Tuggers around the world.
Wishing you a very Happy Aloha Friday.

 

[slip]

It's Aloha Friday again. The trade winds were supposed to calm yesterday so it was supposed to get hot. But the trades kept up so we stayed cool here at home. We will see what tomorrow brings. Might even try to get some fishing in this weekend.

This week's picture takes us back to Oahu during Sunset in Waikiki. Always a great view in Waikiki. Enjoy and have an awesome Aloha Friday.

 

[TomCO]

Happy Aloha Friday Friends!

This week has been a whirlwind, yet I did want to share more from our trip earlier this month. These are photos taken at the Maui Ocean Center and one while back to Kihei. Taken dated July 11, 2022.

Mahalo,
Tom

Edit for correction of late night typos.

 

[slip]

Happy Aloha Friday Friends!

This week has been a whirlwind, yet I did wanted to share more form our trip earlier this month. These are photos taken at the Maui Ocean Center and route back to Kihei. Taken dated July 11, 2023.

Mahalo,
Tom

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We love the Maui Ocean Center.

 

[pedro47]

Outstanding photos

 

[PcflEZFlng]

Happy Aloha Friday Friends!

This week has been a whirlwind, yet I did wanted to share more form our trip earlier this month. These are photos taken at the Maui Ocean Center and route back to Kihei. Taken dated July 11, 2023.

Mahalo,
Tom

Fantastic pics! Can I borrow your flux capacitor?

 

[TomCO]

Fantastic pics! Can I borrow your flux capacitor?

No flux capacitor, just late night brain! Was on the road and wanted to add a post to this great thread started by @slip. Unfortunately, typos abound and multiply when not careful.

Without access to the flux capacitor I had to find something more accessible and the iPhone 13 Pro has been filling in nicely! The downside being the transition from Android to iPhone as less than smooth in my experience.
I was ready for an upgrade and my carrier made an offer “too good to refuse” for a trade in on my previous phone ($600 credit after owning 2.5 years!) Honestly, this phone was picked based on the specifications of the camera and most reviews seem to call it a good choice. The 3x optical zoom telephoto was a big one for me.
Some info from Lux website -
https://lux.camera/iphone-macro-camera-a-big-day-for-small-things/
https://lux.camera/iphone-13-pro-camera-app-intelligent-photography/

My first iPhone ever and quite impressed with the much improved battery life from my previous Google Pixel 4 and the top camera performance.

Have an excellent rest of the weekend!

 

[PcflEZFlng]

No flux capacitor, just late night brain! Was on the road and wanted to add a post to this great thread started by @slip. Unfortunately, typos abound and multiply when not careful.

Without access to the flux capacitor I had to find something more accessible and the iPhone 13 Pro has been filling in nicely! The downside being the transition from Android to iPhone as less than smooth in my experience.
I was ready for an upgrade and my carrier made an offer “too good to refuse” for a trade in on my previous phone ($600 credit after owning 2.5 years!) Honestly, this phone was picked based on the specifications of the camera and most reviews seem to call it a good choice. The 3x optical zoom telephoto was a big one for me.
Some info from Lux website -
https://lux.camera/iphone-macro-camera-a-big-day-for-small-things/
https://lux.camera/iphone-13-pro-camera-app-intelligent-photography/

My first iPhone ever and quite impressed with the much improved battery life from my previous Google Pixel 4 and the top camera performance.

Have an excellent rest of the weekend!

The iPhones these days are indeed amazing. I have an iPhone 12 SE. The camera and battery life are light-years ahead of the iPhone 6 that it replaced!

 

[pedro47]

This is the first Friday of August 2022.
So it much be Happy Aloha Friday.

 

[Myrtlewineguy]

This is the first Friday in August 2022.
So it much be Happy Aloha Friday.

Aloha and mahala. Hope that today is an amazing day

 

[slip]

It's Happy Aloha Friday time. August already and school has started here. The weekend looks to be a great one. It's supposed to be a little warmer as the trade winds died down.


This weeks picture takes us to Hanalei Bay on Kauai. It's the famous Hanalei Pier. This picture was taken back in 2017. Enjoy and have an awesome Aloha Friday everyone.

 

[TomCO]

It's Happy Aloha Friday time.

Aloha, Jeff. I have much enjoyed your contributions on this thread and elsewhere on TUG. Let me say, I believe we have caught the Hawaii bug! We have a week booked in Kona late next summer and hopefully get to Kauai within the next few years.

These photos take us back to Maui on July 12, 2022. Locations off the Road to Hana including the Kahanu Gardens “situated in the storied land of Honoma’ele and home to Pi’ilanihale Heiau, a massive lava-rock structure that is believed to be the largest ancient man made structure in Polynesia. This awe-inspiring cultural site in the garden is registered as a National Historic Landmark.”
Also some photos from our visit to Kīpahulu District of Haleakalā National Park and late evening on the beach back in Kihei.
Mahalo,
Tom

 

[sjsharkie]

Aloha Friday, slip and everyone else!

 

[slip]

Aloha, Jeff. I have much enjoyed your contributions on this thread and elsewhere on TUG. Let me say, I believe we have caught the Hawaii bug! We have a week booked in Kona late next summer and hopefully get to Kauai within the next few years.

These photos take us back to Maui on July 12, 2022. Locations off the Road to Hana including the Kahanu Gardens “situated in the storied land of Honoma’ele and home to Pi’ilanihale Heiau, a massive lava-rock structure that is believed to be the largest ancient man made structure in Polynesia. This awe-inspiring cultural site in the garden is registered as a National Historic Landmark.”
Also some photos from our visit to Kīpahulu District of Haleakalā National Park and late evening on the beach back in Kihei.
Mahalo,
Tom
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Beautiful pictures. I love checking out the Heiau's. That's one of my favorite things to find on the islands. There are some nice ones on Kauai when you get there.

We are trying for a week on the Big Island for next year but it will in either April or May.

 

[slip]

Happy Aloha Friday everyone!! Fall is approaching. Pre-season football started yesterday and I even get to watch the Packers at 2:30 this afternoon.

Since we had such a perfect moon last night, this week we have 2 Aloha Friday pictures. The first picture is from last night on our Lanai here on Molokai.

The second picture this week takes us back to the west side of Kauai in Eleele. Near Port Allen is Glass Beach. A nice secluded spot where you can check out some Seaglass.

Enjoy and I hope every has a great weekend and an awesome Aloha Friday!

 

[TomCO]

Happy Aloha Friday!

Beautiful photo of the moonlight off the coast. What a clear reflection upon the water. Very nice!
Glass Beach sure is different from many others. I was not familiar so I looked up online and it does have quite an interesting history. Thank you for your excellent posts.

This week I’ll be sharing some photos from Wednesday, July 13, 2022. This was our Beach Buddies day with the Maui Humane Society https://www.mauihumanesociety.org/beach-buddies/
We were lucky to spend about four hours with Nala, a seven-year-old mix breed shelter dog. Ironically, as a canine residing on Maui she is apparently not a huge fan of venturing into the water. Though she mostly wanted to stay dry, she did much enjoy the company and I believe was happy to just be outside.

Here is Nala posing in the backseat ready for the ride to Kihei.

Getting in some sand time with Nala and family at Kamaole Beach Park I. Gotta stay hydrated!

Looking out west that evening after a fun-filled day. They say not to stare at the sun……

Enjoy the rest of this Aloha Friday, everyone; make it a great weekend!
Tom