October 9 Lahaina on Maui

We had to ride the tenders from the ship to the shore. We were on the first tender and we had to wait a long time before we moved away from the ship. The waters were rough as we waited tied to the ship. We were glad when they finally took off. We rented a van and went to the beach. Barbara's cousin met us and took us to one beach and then we went to a wildlife preserve. We saw a lot of cool fish at the second beach. This was our favorite port because of all the fish we saw and the chance to do a lot of snorkeling.

This is a Indian Banyan tree. It is all one tree. The branches send down roots and they grow into the ground to help hold the tree up. This is the second largest banyan tree in the world. This Banyan Tree was first planted in April, 1873, and marked the 50th Anniversary of Christian missionary work in Lahaina. The tree was imported from India was only 8 feet tall. It now stands over 60 feet high, has 12 major trunks in addition to a huge core. It stretches over a 200-foot area and shades 2/3 of an acre.


At the first beach.


Jim just returning from his snorkeling adventure, ready to go to another beach.


Second beach. It was really rocky but once you got to the water there were fish everywhere.


We all posed for a picture with the ship in the background.


Boarding the tender.