While mailing a few postcards home to the kids from Maui a few months back we stumbled onto the Saturday morning Swap Meet. We found out later the swap has been operating for more than 15 years near Kahului’s post office where it attracts residents and visitors alike.
Why is it so popular? Could […]
Today we conclude our series of articles on Haleakala bike tours. The previous articles have given you an overview of the tours and introduced you to the companies offering them. Are the tour worth doing? Are they safe? Which companies should we use?
Here are our recommendations.
Since the bike tours do not […]
In Part 3 of our series we introduced you to the Haleakala bike tour providers. Today we’re talking to Phil Feliciano, Cruiser Phil. Phil and his wife Cynthia own Cruiser Phil’s Volcano Riders.
Like the other Maui bicycle companies, Cruiser Phil’s was forced by the Park Service’s ban on commercial bike tours within Haleakala […]
In Part 2 of our article we discussed how the commercial bike tour companies have adjusted to the National Park Services ban on commercial bike tours within Haleakala National Park by offering van tours to the summit and starting the bike portion of the tour outside the park. Today we’ll introduce you […]
Thrown a curve by the Park Service’s ban on commercial tours from the summit, Maui’s bike companies have adjusted their tours to fit the new reality. The bike portion of the tours now start at a staging area just outside of the park, at the 6500′ level. This new route is 11 miles […]
Imagine, mounting a bike two thirds of the way up a 10,000′ volcano and coasting over 20 miles to sea level with almost no peddling. This trip beginning on Maui’s dormant volcano, Haleakala, to the sea is truly a unique Maui experience, there’s literally nowhere else on earth it can be matched. So, […]
Each winter thousands of Humpback whales make the journey from Alaska to Hawaii to mate and calve. Along with this influx of whales comes an even larger migration of human visitors to watch the whales.
We include ourselves in that throng and try to schedule a trip to Maui each year during whale watching season. […]
The St. Anthony is a 65′ Louisiana shrimp boat that’s now part of an artificial reef off Wailea. Intentionally sunk in 70 feet of water in 1997, the St. Anthony is now a popular South Maui dive site.
The St. Anthony made it’s way to Hawaii after the collapse of the shrimping industry to become […]
The travel brochures should read, “Snorkel Molokini with hundreds of people you’ll never see again!” It’s true, each morning upwards of 12 boats and 600 to 800 snorkelers visit the crater at any one time.
According to Jim Coon the president of the “Ocean Tourism Coalition” and co-owner of Trilogy Excursions there are 42 commercial […]
Our hats off to Sheila at govisithawaii.com for suggesting “Volunteering On Vacation.”
We enjoy visiting Maui so much, that it seemed like time to “give something back.” We looked around a little and found Pacific Whale Foundation’s “Volunteering On Vacation” program. As Brook, the manager of the program explained, “Pacific Whale Foundation helps provide […]
