Aloha!

Simon and I had a few extra days off last week, and we really needed a relaxing vacation so we decided to jump on a flight to Maui.

We went walking along the water on a lava field and saw two sea turtles "surfing" in the water. They kept riding the waves, so I can only imagine that they were having a fun hawaiian vacation as well.

This was the "road" we took to the famous big wave break called Jaws on the north shore of Maui. It was pretty isolated and we got the directions from a pineapple stand as it was not shown on any maps.

The view was amazing and twice a year the conditions create 100 foot waves. They break with such force that apparently from up on this cliff you can feel as they hit the shore.

Simon made it out for a day of surfing, while I had a day of reading and napping. We both had a successful day.

We also made it up to the top of the volcano, Haleakala.

A fancy and delicious dinner at the Plantation House overlooking a golf course and the ocean.

A love rock. You can't really tell, but in this photo the hole in the rock is an exactly shaped heart....aaahhhh...

We found a blow hole and a moment later Simon got soaked! If only I had taken more than one photo, darn.

The view from our room...not too shabby.