Maui.... Revealed....

Oy, yes I know, that is an unoriginal title.... it is actually the name of the best Maui guidebook EVER, just in case you're wondering. Which we took with us again today, on our drive around the east side of the island.

In my somewhat lazy fashion (I am on holidays you know!), I'm not going to type much.... Instead, I will let the pictures tell the story of our day.

Black Sand Beach at Hana..... Gnarly!

Fun in the lava tubes.

The trail to Red Sand Beach.... choices, choices!

One of my favorite places on the whole island, I swear!

Red Sand Beach at Hana.

We are such rebels - we took the
upper trail to get to Red Sand Beach.

Mmmmmm, beer! At the halfway point of the drive. Very refreshing!

Beyond Hana....

Glad we weren't in this bus.... the driver was ka-razy!!

The drive was long, but definitely worth it! I've done it three times now, and each time I marvel at the unbelievable variety in landscape. Love it!

We decided that after nine hours in a vehicle, tomorrow will be a total beach day. I am so looking forward to it! I really need to even out my tan..... LOL!

Hope all is well across the Pacific!

Cheers!

Uno, dos, tres....

Third time's a charm, as the saying goes! I'm visiting Maui for the third time, and the amazing island fails to disappoint yet again. She is one beautiful hunk of luscious land, I must say!

We have had quite an action-packed four days thus far. I'll let my camera do the talking, because as you all know, I'm a photo junkie....

The view from our Kihei condo!

Getting acclimatized - a very important task!

Our 'private' beach - it doesn't get much better than this!

We drove the West Maui Loop on Tuesday, which was very cool....

The Dragon's Teeth

The Nakalele blowhole.

Pit stop - need some banana bread!

Gnarly West Maui roads.

The I'ao Needle is in such a cool area!

Yesterday, we checked out the summit of Haleakala.

Haleakala Summit - over 10,000 feet!

Looks like Mars?

The road to nowhere.

The stunning Haleakala Crater.  

Today was a beach day, and we enjoyed a sleep-in and then we SUP'd almost all day!

It has been an action-packed holiday already, and we are both a little more sun-kissed and alot more full of rum than we were five days ago! Fun fun fun!

Tomorrow, we'll be up and at 'em early as the adventure continues - we are heading to Hana. Can't wait to see some really cool waterfalls and beaches, and YES Toni, I will get you some coconut candy!

Aloha for now!

Busy busy!

What a great couple of weeks I've had! I'll keep this post short and sweet.... I'm swamped at work and haven't had a lot of time to catch up on the fun stuff - it's been a bit of a whirlwind!

To start with, I had a really great Easter weekend with the parents....

Duncan and Elinor

The two most important people in my life....
Love you Mom and Dad!!

Then last Friday, I took my new Harley out for its inaugural spin....

What a great day! Thanks Rolly, Jacki, Terry, and Steve!

Leslieville.... I've seen the road signs, but I've never been!

Mmmmmm, beer!!

And in total contrast to riding free under sunny skies on the open road, I spent this past Saturday and Sunday at the ski hill! It DUMPED like you would not believe.... for 48 hours straight.... It was like skiing inside of a snow globe.... Can you say AWESOME!!

The end of an era..... Sunday was the last day of
operation for the Tee Pee Town lift.

Final runs at Tee Pee Town!

Buh-bye mountains! Only for a few weeks though....

So that's the condensed version of what I've been up to this last while. Not half-bad for a working girl, hey!  And even better - by this time next week, I'll be on a most fantastic beach somewhere on Maui! Yeah baby!

Life is good!

Cheers.

Welcome, Spring!

With the arrival of the spring solstice, and along with the incredibly mild, mild winter we've had, I think I'm actually ready to move on to the next season.... Spring! Bring it on!

To celebrate moving forward - weather-wise as well as life-wise - a few fantabulous things are on the agenda.

Tomorrow, my brand new motorbike is being delivered....

I have a few items of bling to add to it, to personalize it a bit. And even more exciting is the forecast for the weekend - 15 degrees Celsius on Saturday! Can you believe it?? Woot! Perhaps I'll be able to take the new wheels for a spin!

Next on the springtime fun agenda is Maui.... That's right.... Chris and I are headed to the beautiful Hawaiian island in about three weeks. It's my third trip to the amazing Pacific paradise - and Chris's first - and we plan to put this well-traveled guidebook to good use!

In the interim, it will be work work work.... But that's okay. I have so many cool things to look forward to that my job is simply a minor distraction. Umm, don't tell my boss that however.... Heh heh....

Happy Happy Spring everybody!

Cheers.

Roar!! Ummm, NOT....

You're probably familiar with the saying about March "In like a lion, out like a lamb..."  Well, this year the infamous month definitely came in without any roar whatsoever, and it has been staying that way, somewhat to the skier-in-me's dismay. Last weekend, we did get a couple of days in at the hill, but the conditions were less than ideal. My last post was from Saturday... Here are a few pics from Sunday...

Check out Chris's new boots!

 

Mt Assiniboine in rare full view!

Lovin' the sunshine! Just need MORE SNOW!

I get regular automated snow reports via email, and this morning I learned that 10-12cm had fallen overnight at Sunshine and Lake Louise. We however, are not in the mountains at the moment. D'oh! We should have been though, as it would have saved me a large chunk of change! LOL! You see, I am in the market for a motorcycle, and since I had some time on my hands these last three days, I ended up at the local Harley Davidson dealership.... and subsequently with a new set of wheels.

Yes people, that right there is yours truly, sitting on my new Fat Boy Low. Denim black. Mmmmmm. I pick it up as soon as..... the snow is all gone! Now how's that for a paradox! Hee hee.... I want it to snow, but I don't want it to snow.... Jeesh.... Either way - I have such fun stuff to look forward to!

Cheers!

#terminator2, #harleydavidson, #fatboylow, #mynewtoy

Spring ahead!

Daylight savings time. A concept I've never really understood, and one I've never been a fan of. But, as per some sunlight-equalizing ritual which was created who knows when, tonight I will set my clocks ahead an hour. And no doubt I will curse when 6:00am comes around - because it is actually 7:00am and that's what time I have to get up to go skiing.

Speaking of skiing.... Today we skied at Sunshine, and I must say I was pleasantly surprised. The conditions are marginal, similar to most ski hills in Alberta and BC - fresh snow is scarce and unseasonably warm temperatures are quickly depleting the snow pack. However, we were still able to find some areas with decent coverage and had a great day!

We spent a few hours in 'The Dive' today!

Since the skiing itself wasn't exactly stellar, the atmosphere of Trapper's Lodge easily sucked us in today and kept us entertained longer than it usually does. We (and by we I really mean I) enjoyed a few too many runs down 'Delirium Dive' (see the pic, above).... and when we finally peeled ourselves from our barstools a couple of hours later, I had some seriously interesting real-life runs... Note to self: Ten rum'n'cokes with lunch is about nine too many, especially when you're at the top of Goat's Eye.... Oy.

In the end, I was just fine. We skied until the lifts closed, and the plan now is to eat/sleep/repeat. Can't wait!

Set your clocks ahead people!

Cheers.