Finally found and had a sail yesterday at Sprecklesville. The place where they film all the movies and the classic Hawaii sailing location. Its a great little beach, nice and sheltered from the wind for Erica but with beautiful water and not to many people around. Some good sailors there-pulling loops and all the tricks. As you can see we are losing our pasty white skin from the NZ summer! There was a couple of house on the beach here which would be great to rent for a week or 2. Anyone keen for next year? The wind has been good for the last 3 days although its not supposed to have been so no complaints there. 4.7 yesterday so probably 20 knots at times. No swell whatsoever though just a nice bit of chop. Just like Wanaka.
Great palm trees here. Very tall. They cut the coconuts down so they don't blow off in the wind and brain the tourists. This is the first in an occasional series of Maui trucks.The locals like to get a standard 4x4 truck and raise it up like mini monster truck. This guys was on a budget so got a little jeep. Taking pictures is hard though because people wander what your up too. A policeman asked Erica what she was doing when she took this and she made up some rubbish about importing them back to NZ.
The NZ card is a good one here. Hawaiians like the Kiwis and relate to their Polynesian brothers from the other side of the Pacific. Probably not so keen on the English after Cook "discovered" Hawaii. And the Union Jack is still on the flag. Not sure how they feel about that but will ask Allen. So for the time being we are definately from New Zealand.
As an aside, we went to Krispe Kreme donuts and Costco yesterday. Both highlights of the trip so far. Costco is bulk buy shopping at its best with a food sample stall at the end of each aisle. I just ate my way around the place. They should do that in New World and I would be more keen to do the shopping.