Last Photo Before Vacation

I'm back from vacation--refreshed and ready to post again! Mahalo Nui Loa for those who emailed me and checked-up on me--I was really touched by these emails!

There were so many fabulous photos from my journey that it's taking me awhile to look them over, sort through them, crop them, and ready them for posting. Eventually I'll be posting them under various themes on my travel blog Vintage-Tees.

The photo above is the newly re-designed airport restaurant in Kahului Airport, the main airport in Maui, called Sammy's Beach Bar & Grill. It is partly owned by Van Halen front man and rock star Sammy Hagar.

One-hundred percent of the profits will go to local Hawaii charities via Hagar's Red Rocker Foundation, which supports children's organizations.

The menu is better than the old restaurant, the food is better, and the prices are higher. Maui still rocks with some of the highest dining prices in the States. :-)

Wedding Buffet

The delicious buffet was catered by Longhi's, a well-established fine dining restaurant on Maui.

The Right Moves

Many dancers performed at the wedding celebration, and here's another one of my favorites.

Beautiful Dancer

The dancers at the wedding danced with a dried Hawaiian gourd called a ipu which is struck by the palm and fingers or sometimes the body in rhythm to the hula.

Pretty Pretty

As I wrote in the post before yesterdays post, we attended a beautiful wedding this past Saturday and would be posting more photos from this event.

Here is the beautiful bride with her bridesmaids.

Let Me Dance Too

We attended a beautiful wedding yesterday, and for many posts (minus tomorrow's Theme Day of Sister Cities), I'll be sharing my favorite photos from this wedding.

The Lucky Cats Are Watching

You're also being watched by a camera! Smile!

I've featured Lucky Cats, a.k.a. Maneki Neko before on this blog. Here's a link to those who'd like to know more about them.

Sleeping Beauty

The little one above is a friend's new pride and joy.

At The Fun Factory

This game--Deal Or No Deal--is very popular at the Fun Factory inside the Queen Ka'ahumanu Center. Do your children have places like the Fun Factory with lots of arcade and video games where you live?

Healthy Heart

This papaya was discovered with a heart-shaped formation!

Dolphin Kiss

This entry graphic of the Roxy Shop at the Shops At Wailea is very striking and cool, eh?

Madonna Of The Shells

There are way too many stories around this one simple photo to share today. Someday I will. Maybe the story might even be a little book. Suffice to say that today miracles exist.

And Across The Street...

...you'll see a guard-gate community called Wailea Kialoa with even more expensive residences than the Palms (photographed yesterday).

Beauty For A Price

This is the entry for Wailea Palms Two-- two and three bedroom luxury condos. If you wanna see how much one of these sell for, click here.

And no, I don't know these people. I simply googled them. :Smile:

Framed

Snorkeling With The Sharks

This is Boss Frog's way to advertise their snorkeling rentals. What do you think about the addition of the shark? Eye catching, eh?

Closing In On Two Year Birthday of Wailea Daily Photo

I've photographed this leaf-filled grate before and posted it here on Wailea Daily Photo, but this time I'm posting it with my shadow. The two year birthday of Wailea Daily Photo is approaching: August 15!!! And I'm reflecting on all the images I've posted here these past two years.

Sometimes I tell myself it's time to stop! Other times I tell myself to keep going! And other times I tell myself to keep going until we move! So we'll see what the future holds for Wailea Daily Photo....

This grate is located in the parking lot of the Lono Building in Kahului, and I'd just lunched at Manana Garage again. There are many food photos taken inside the restaurant posted on this blog!

August Theme Day--Metal

This isn't like me to be so indecisive, but seriously--I couldn't make up my mind which METAL photo to post for the August theme of Metal, so I posted my three favorites. Which one is your favorite?

The top one is a warning sign which I purchased for a friend of mine with a fierce chihuaha...the second one is a metal sign pointing to one of my favorite beachside restaurants, and the third one is an old engine.

Please visit the other daily photobloggers in the following list to see how they interpreted metal!

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