Day 2, Close to home

Today was our first full day here.  We started it with coffee and fresh fruit on the lanai (balcony) while watching the breezes blow the palms and listening to the ocean while watching surfers and snorkelers.  It is paradise!  We then walked around the resort and took many photos of the beautiful flowers.

Hibiscus are everywhere and in many colors!

 Roosters are also everywhere.  They were released years ago during Hurricane Iniki and have gone forth and multiplied.  You see them in yards, in town, in the country -- everywhere.  You hear roosters crow throughout the morning.

Bird of paradise are so beautiful and a common occurrence.

     


Not sure what this is but couldn't resist taking a picture.  :)

Everything wants to grow here, even out of the rocks.

Plumeria trees abound in yellow/white as seen here, but also various combinations of pink, yellow and white.

Typical detritus in paradise.  Poor dying flower -- yet so lovely.

This was taken at a little cove we found up the road.  You may notice it is the photo that makes up the background to our blog.  What an amazing scene!

A few years ago, Carol spent five days in Maui before finally seeing a sea turtle.  Here she got to see them the first day!  There are two shown here.  One is just left of center in the blue water and the other is to the left and higher up, at the top of the wave.  Sooooo cool.

This is the view across the street from another area of the resort.  Ahhh....

It's a little difficult to see but the tree behind Deanne has what looks like roots coming down from above her head, into the ground.  And do you see the size of the fern to the right of her?  Wow!

We spent more time later in the day watching the turtles up close.  Here, one very politely posed for us with his head out of the water.

More detritus in paradise.  Still lovely.  Actually, we were glad we weren't standing underneath when this fell.  It is at least 9' long and where the branch broke is quite hard.  This first day has been rather windy at times.

And here is the end of our first day in paradise.  The sunset was gorgeous.  Actually, the day was not over.  Sunset was at about 7:20 pm -- nearly two hours earlier than in Washington!