And the best picture of the trip award goes to...

DON BRUSH!  Don took this picture on our whale watching outing. Isn't it fabulous? That's the real thing!  

Deep Sea Fishing--Alas, No Fish

Our deep sea fishing boat, bigger than it looks--it had a double bed,  separate galley, head and a nice deck to haul in the big ones.

Chad, one of the crew, Don and Dwayne

Chad giving instructions on what to do when the 500-pound marlin hit.

Hope Springs eternal....

Whale Watching between Lana'i and Maui

I was thrilled just to get a picture!

Ditto

Don aboard the Trilogy

A bona fide whale tail, though a bit blurry

Tom with our Captain Ricky, whose wife's name is Maile!

Sunday at Leisure

Great windows looking out over the pool

Lunch at the Clubhouse

A day in Lahaina, Maui

This is the scene right outside our room door.

A shop in Lahaina, Maui.  We went over by ferry yesterday--45 minutes on the ferry. Cute little town

Sir Wilfred and friend

Sir Wilfred and another friend

Roaming the grounds of the hotel...and a shuttle ride to its sister hotel, Four Seasons Lodge at Koele

This is an inside joke between Tom and David, had to show it for their benefit

Grounds of the Four Seasons

Pool

Resident Cockatiel

The sister hotel, The Four Seasons Lodge at Koele, has a Colorado feel--huge fireplaces in the lobby and a fabulous lawn in the back with this lovely gazebo and pagoda in the background

Lana'i City--not at all what you would expect

Bird :)

The grounds of the Four Seasons Lodge at Koele

Enormous jacaranda or banyan tree (will check)--note Tom in the picture

Golden bamboo--bright yellow and green stalks

The view from our room at the Four Seasons Manele Bay Lana'i Hawaii