Hearts in Hawai'i
Our Trip To Maui (2016)--Day 19
6/1/2016
Our final full day on Maui!
Patty and I were both up by 6 a.m., with the usual breakfast and coffee on the lanai, followed by dropping her off for her workout. This pretty much sums up how most early mornings have gone for us on this trip. After dropping her off, I hit the road for more pictures, stopping at the Jodo Mission and Baby Beach, then working my way south of Lahaina to 14-mile Beach, Ukumehame, McGregor Point and Ma`alaea. I found out Porto, a very nice pizza joint we visited two years ago is permanently closed. There was a four-car accident on Highway 380 reported on KPOA radio, and I decided to stay away from that area. Sunny condition dominated upon my return to Lahaina so I got one final sun session in of 2 1/2 hours.
Lahaina Jodo Mission
Lahaina Jodo Mission
Lahaina Jodo Mission
Baby Beach in Lahaina
"14 mile" Beach
West Maui Mountains from Ukumehame Beach
West Maui windfarm from Ma`alaea Harbor
The old Buzz's Wharf restaurant. Not sure what if anything will go here.
Coastline near Ma`alaea Harbor
After a shower and a nap, we walked over to Captain Jack's Island Grill at 5:00. Interestingly, our final day dinner usually changes from what we plan whenever we visit Maui. This year was no exception as we had planned on Duke's Beach House in Ka`anapali, but changed our mind just this morning. Two years ago, we had changed our final meal to Longhi's and it was an unfortunate decision.
We were glad we made this change. Patty was a little less enthusiastic about visiting Captain Jack's than I was, even though she had thoroughly enjoyed our dinner here two years ago.
It's a little loud here at Captain Jack's with the televisions blaring, but the bartender eventually muted the volume and put on music. It's a fun place to dine, with killer views of Front Street--it's a people-watchers' dream come true. Patty ordered the Black Bart's Grilled Chicken Salad, I had the Bucaneer's Penne. Both dishes were very tasty.
View from our table at Captain Jack's Island Grill
Patty attended one last Alanon meeting tonight, and we had some time to kill, so we decided to check out the Harbor area one final time, working our way along the backside and taking some pictures. We encountered a guy who was carrying a tripod and we struck up a long conversation--longer than I had planned. He gave us a DVD, and his name is Dr. George Harker. He's involved in protecting monk seals. He bristled a bit at my comment that Blackfish (a documentary devoted to killer whales in captivity) may not be 100% objective, that there may be another side to this story. He told us he's planning on doing a similar documentary on what has happened to monk seals in captivity that will go much further than Blackfish in expoing mammal abuse. He was kind of "out there", but one has to appreciate his passion for the topic.
Back at the hotel, I printed up tomorrow's boarding passes and chatted with Kaulana one final time. She's very nice with a great sense of humor. Nearly everyone here is.
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