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So that we could be closer to the airport, for the last two nights we booked a B&B in Kihei at the Menehune Shores Condominium, which was not anything like the B&B in Kapalua in that it was a much more hotel-like experience. Though not as homey, we made the most of it and the Bigger Cahoona and I managed to capture a few keepers.
What you see above is the view that greeted us as we walked in; the 2-shot panorama below was taken from the balcony itself:
Don't know why, but I just liked this shot...
This is one you'll have to click to enlarge on a bigger computer screen to appreciate. The detail and outlines in all of the foliage made this a massive JPEG file, at more than 50MP.
This and the next three posts will be miscellaneous shots from the Kapalua area while Chenjean and I were on our various walks. This one was snapped just down the street from our B&B there.
Since we were on the islands in late December it was a no-brainer to book a good whale watch. Though at the very beginning of the season, we saw several breaches and lots of plumes, and while waiting to see something the guide taught us a lot about whale anatomy and breeding habits. What I found funny during the excursion was seeing us and up to five other whale-watching boats simultaneously zero in on these plumes and breaches. There is a law that prohibits approaching closer than a hundred yards, so the boats would end up in a semicircle radiating out from where the sightings occurred. And, though these operations supposedly were competitors for the tourist trade, the radio chatter that I overheard revealed great camaraderie and cooperation.
Naturally there was a professional photographer on board, eager to snap these events and the passengers having a good time on board. As for me, the non-professional, I caught two breaches with the Bigger Cahoona, this one being a little better because of the consistent background. Each shot from the sequence above is highly cropped, and a lot of post-capture was required to adjust for composition, exposure, and de-hazing.
These plants intrigued me, with some of the fruit being red while in other parts it remained green. There is a clear distinction here but it was usually more mixed.
Himalayan salt is all the rage now. In some high-end restaurants select items are served on a plate made of it, and in our house back in Houston we have a lamp that is illuminated from the inside of a big (and heavy) block of the stuff. The lamp is supposed to emit a good vibe of some sort...
It was interesting to see flocks of finches fly around so freely, having been used to seeing them only in cages for the pet trade back on the mainland.
Toward the latter half of the week we booked a one-hour tour of a tropical plantation. As we weren't there very long, and since I was locked into keeping up with the group, there aren't many keepers from this excursion. Even so, this guy rates as probably one of the top five favorites captured during the entire trip, snapped while we were waiting for the tour to begin.
The next four posts were captured while we were moving slowly through the property in the tram.
