Monday, April 29, Maui

Monday, April 29, Maui

It is our second day on the island and no plans for a guided tour.  Our server at breakfast suggested that we take the city bus to Lahaina a small town along the west coast of the island.  The all day fare for the city bus was $4 so a very inexpensive way to see the island.  We found the bus stop and boarded only to have to get off and change buses a few blocks later.  The drive to Lahaina took about an hour but lovely seashore along the ride.  We drove by several small neighborhoods so we got a flavor for how the natives live.

Lahaina is a typical tourist town with shops, galleries and historic sites.  The historic coral fort walls where interesting.  After a beer, we were back to the bus stop for the ride back to the ship.  It was a short day as we got a later start and needed to be onboard by 5:30.  The round trip for the bus ride was a little over 2 hours.

It was Captain’s night so typically a formal night where you can take pictures with the Captain of the ship.  We skipped pictures but did have a very nice dinner in the Liberty Dining Room.  We had dinner with a couple, Dave and Sally, from Indiana and knew we were in for a long evening when they were horrified that we were having wine with dinner.  It is a long story for another time.

After loosing Dave and Sally, I really didn’t say that, we walked around the 6th deck for some air and then back to the room balcony to relax before bed.

Tomorrow is volcano day – we are excited to see the black sand!

We need to publish without pictures for now as the wireless is very poor.