{"id":789294,"date":"2014-01-19T21:26:37","date_gmt":"2014-01-19T21:26:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.centerdeep2.com\/riverbendprep\/?p=789294"},"modified":"2014-01-19T21:28:04","modified_gmt":"2014-01-19T21:28:04","slug":"maui-january-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.centerdeep2.com\/riverbendprep\/2014\/01\/19\/maui-january-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"Maui January 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"

A last minute decision to go to Maui resulted in a little change in our typical itinerary. \u00a0We could not get into either place we typically stay in and had to venture out to a new place. \u00a0Ended up staying at a condo at the Kapalua Bay Villas. \u00a0The condo itself was pretty dated on many levels, but the location, size, and view were amazing. \u00a0Main living was downstairs with a sofa bed, dining table and chairs for four, a kitchen, and shower bathroom. \u00a0The upstairs had an incredible master bedroom, laundry closet, small lanai, and large bathroom. \u00a0It also had this incredible view from our bed\u2026.
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After dinner the first night, we cam across this large praying mantis. \u00a0‘R’ asked it they bite, and I said ‘no’, and picked him up. \u00a0After placing him\/her back down, ‘R’ picked it up, and as I was getting ready to take a picture, it opened its mouth and BIT ‘R’! \u00a0It did not hurt much, and we had a good laugh over it. \u00a0I felt bad, though, that I gave wrong information.
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This was the lovely view I got to enjoy all by myself on an early morning run…
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\nOverlooking Kapalua bay…
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After church, we met up with our snowbird friends, Jeff and MC. \u00a0They spend Jan-Mar at the property we typically stay at (Napili Shores) and go to the same church we go to when we are there (Kumulani Chapel). \u00a0We became friends with them when the boys were little ones. \u00a0But, we have not seen them for about six or seven years because our Maui travel has not been over the months they are there. \u00a0It was wonderful to get caught up with them and have them see how the kids have grown.
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After breakfast, while the adults sat and talked, ‘A’ and ‘R’ went to play on the (Napili) beach. \u00a0When we met up with them, we discovered they were making a treasure map, and this spot was ‘x’ marks the spot. \u00a0They buried a piece of coral as the treasure…
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\nWalking back to Jeff and MC’s place, we saw a palm tree had been transformed into a Tiki Totem…
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\nI have a thing for koi. \u00a0The colors, textures, and how they interact with water, and each other, is beautiful…
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\nOur focus for this trip was relaxation, restoration, and refueling. \u00a0It was a hard year for us in 2013 and we wanted to begin 2014 in a good way. \u00a0We did not do hardly anything other than read, watch movies, or listen to podcasts in the morning, then snorkel, swim, or bodysurf in the afternoon.
\nHowever, one very special thing we did do was to take the boys to see The Beach Boys in concert! \u00a0They were celebrating their 50 year anniversary. \u00a0How could we not miss this! The group had two of the original members, and everyone else has been with them for many years. \u00a0They also had a special guest star of John Stamos (Uncle Jesse from ‘Full House’) who played with them the whole concert, and the last song prior to the encore, they had Willie Nelson’s son do a guitar solo\u2026it was an amazing, bucket-list, night…
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This is a picture of the church we attend while on Maui. \u00a0It’s actually a two walled shed (they call it “The Barn”), and is located on the Kapalua golf course. \u00a0The first week we were here, this area was very full, with a big golf tournament of champions. \u00a0But, the next week was nice and quiet.\u00a0\"IMG_5753\"<\/a> \"IMG_5793\"<\/a><\/p>\n

This is not the largest snail I have seen on the island, but its still pretty big…\"IMG_5798\"<\/a>
\nWe bought ‘A’ a Go Pro camera for Christmas. \u00a0He enjoyed taking underwater video and other action shots. \u00a0I wrote this on his knee. \u00a0He was so tickled by it, he asked that I take a picture…
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\nWe have another set of friends that live on the island full time. \u00a0They are the parents of my brother in laws girlfriend. \u00a0We try to see them every time we are over. \u00a0This time we met at Kobe Steakhouse for a fun night out!
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\nCowboy and David…\"IMG_5814\"<\/a> \"IMG_5816\"<\/a>
\nCarol and me…\"IMG_5817\"<\/a><\/p>\n

After dinner, we were in the parking lot that had a breadfruit tree. \u00a0There was a breadfruit on the ground and the boys wanted to open it. \u00a0They tried everything. \u00a0Finally, Cowboy stepped in and used a sign as an ‘axe’ to chop it open.
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\n<\/a>Hiding the breadfruit under his hat…
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\nAloha Maui. \u00a0Until next time…
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