Had a bit of a quiet day yesterday. No wind and very hot so we just took it easy. Spent 3 hours in the morning cleaning Allens boat. He gave us a good deal on the house here so we offered to help out with any jobs around the place. This was one of them. Everything in Maui gets covered in this red dust from the volcanic earth so it was filthy. Good to keep my hand in at the cleaning though for when we get back to work.

Previous to this though had four great days sailing. Here is a clip Erica took from the rocks at Sprecklesville.

Here's the view looking down the beach. Its lovely apart from spiky mini pine cones that pierce your feet if you forget your flip flops and the sand blowing in your eyes, ears and lunch.

But the trades have backed off now so no more wind for a bit and there is no swell. Time to break out the snorkel! The exciting news is that Pete and Christel from Queenstown arrive this arvo. They will spend a couple of nights here and then go down to the South Side so definitely some cold beers tonight when they get here.

Number 2 in the occasional series of Maui trucks. WTF. Got it raised, bit of a body kit...and put the same crappy little wheels back on it! And this belongs to the local fire chief so its not just the kids doing it.

Spoke to a couple of locals about the Union Jack on the flag. The British flag was given as a gift to the King around 1800 by a visiting Brit. The Americans complained so the King designed his own that was a hybrid of both keeping both countries happy and an allegiance to both, which I think helped avoid conflicts with others.