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Germar's Monthly Updater
November 2004 - Part 1: Maui, Hawaii
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| I've spent with a friend the first week of November on Maui, Hawaii. It was a blast. We rented a little bamboo hut on a cliff overlooking the ocean, went hiking, swimming, snorkeling, windsurfing, and enjoying the wonders of a tropical paradise.
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| Our Bamboo Hut I usually don't talk about accommodation. Here I have to make an exception, though. Our hut and it's location were just unbelievable. The trail to the secluded retreat went through a superbly maintained botanical garden, featuring 10000 trees and flowers, two temples, a water lily pond, and plenty of fruit trees to pick breakfast. Best of all, we were the only guests on the property. I will never forget sitting at night on our porch underneath the stars, surrounded by a jungle, and listening to the surf pounding on the cliffs 150 feet below.
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| In the jungle On the first day after our arrival, we drove around East Maui. The "Road to Hana" hugs the coast and meanders through a tropical rainforests full of flowers and waterfalls.
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| Hawaiian Flowers Flowers that you usually buy for good money at your flower shop were growing everywhere. Here is a selection:
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| Haleakala Watching the sunrise on top of Haleakala, Maui's 9740 foot high dormant volcano, is an unforgettable experience. We got up at 3 at night and drove up the winding road to arrive at the start of dawn. It was quite cold and we appreciated our long underwear, ski hats, gloves, and an extra fleece blanket. After the Sun had risen, we hiked down the crater into a moon-like landscape. It was one of the many highlights of our trip.
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| Water (Wind)surfing, swimming, and snorkeling are all synonyms for Maui. We did them all. I was windsurfing for one day at Kanaha Beach Park, we were swimming at Baldwin Park and snorkeling at La Perouse Bay. The panorama below shows Hookipa Beach, the most famous windsurfing beach in the world. Click on the picture to see a larger version and try to spot the windsurfers beyond the huge waves!
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| Last but not least: Annabell, our new friend
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