Our first port day is in the beautiful isle of Maui. Father's Day. Lon discovers a Father's Day card the girls have delivered to his suitcase for the occassion. Nice way to start the day.
We've received so many rave reviews on "The Road to Hana", we decided to check it out ourselves and booked the excursion through NCL. Tom, our driver, knew the route like the back of his hand and part of the thrill, at least for Lon, was Tom's peeling around curves on the edge of a cliff. Everyone knew we were from the South when Lon let out his, "Yeehaw", in approval. The winding, hilly road with hiar-pin curves that often narrows to one lane is not the right choice for the faint of heart or the passenger who forgot to take his dramamine. But the reward was a day of changing landscapes that included sugar cane fields, cattle ranches, waterfalls, mountains & valleys, lush tropical foliage and dry arid plains, and our favorite - a black sand beach with lava boulders. We were introduced to the Rainbow Eucalyptus, a tree that looks as if it were painted in stripes and left in the forest to dry. One of our stops included Aunty Sandy's Banana Bread stand where we sampled authentic home-baked bread which was delicious! To top off the day, the tour ended with a quick stop at a winery where we sampled some pineapple wine. We took just over 300 pictures on this 9.5 hour tour.
On our rerturn to the ship, we quickly prepared for the VIP cocktail party with the Captain & Crew in the Lanai Martini Bar. All the officers introduced themselves and continued to exude the Pride's spirit of Aloha! Now we're off to pack bags for the Molokini Snorkel Tour in the morning.
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