Saturday October 15 -- Maui

The ship arrived in Kahuali, Maui and once we were able to leave the ship we made our way to the airport via a friendly Uber driver.  We picked up a rental car and we were off to explore.

Our first stop was Wailea a lovely beach with the beautiful blue waters sparkling in the sun.  We went for a cooling dip and enjoyed the rolling surf.

Then we found, quite by chance a famous fish restaurant called Coconut's Fish Cafe.  They serve fish tacos that have 2 types of fish, 14 ingredients (including mango salsa) and 7 layers.  Paul ordered these and believe me, Paul needed both hands and several wet naps!  He told me they were the best fish tacos he had ever had.  

I had exquisite fish and chips!  The tables were cute...wooden surf boards.

After lunch we still had a few hours before we had to be back to the ship and so we decided to take a drive to the top of Haleakalā, a dormant volcano which soars over the city of  Khaulai.  We drove for about an hour and a half and ended up at the summit, above the clouds.  It was other wordly...

On the way down we saw two Nenes, the national birds of Hawaii and a spectacular rainbow!