Hawaiian Isles Trip Report FINISHED!!!
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PS - I LUV WDW · 12-24-2002, 12:29 AM

Thanks for the report Debbie! Hilo Hatties, ABC stores, Maui, Lahaina.... Oooh you have mentioned so many of my favorites (not that ABC is a fave, but we must go to it a number of times while there!).

Pam

TINKN · 12-24-2002, 12:48 AM

You are confirming DH's insistence that we need to go to Hawaii on vacation. It sounds wonderful. Love your report.

DisneyCarey · 12-24-2002, 01:17 PM

Great report Deb, in fact it's so good, I'm officially nominating you to write our trip report in September 2003, when we all venture down to WDW again. See ya soon!

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**DebiDebiDebi** · 12-24-2002, 08:39 PM

Gee Thanks Carey...but you gotta share your notes OK? [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img]

**LilMarcieMouse** · 12-25-2002, 09:14 PM

I love hearing what peole did on my Birthday, I'm glad to hear you had a great time. [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

maggy_1 · 12-26-2002, 09:47 AM

Great report Debie, can't wait to read more [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

PS: after seeing Lilo & Stitch and the report I want to be there [img]images/icons/cool.gif[/img]

**DebiDebiDebi** · 12-26-2002, 10:45 PM

Sorry for the delay guys, but with the Holiday and all, I am a bit behind. Hoping to finish this up this weekend...thanks for all your kind words!

Bert & Sully · 12-27-2002, 09:01 AM

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Originally posted by LilMarcieMouse:
I love hearing what peole did on my Birthday, I'm glad to hear you had a great time. [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

<font size="2" face="Comic Sans MS, Arial">You're so silly! [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

Bert & Sully · 12-27-2002, 02:56 PM

By the way, we're on the weekend here Deb so let's see some more of this report ok?

**DebiDebiDebi** · 12-28-2002, 12:02 AM

Saturday, December 7, 2002
Ah, the day I had been waiting for had finally arrived! This was a big day for all of us, but we had two different agendas. Lee and Kenny were up at 3:15 a.m. to go on a bike ride down Haleakala Volcano. Haleakala is on Maui, and has a long, 38 mile road, full of switchbacks. There are many tour groups that offer rides down the volcano, but being a competent on a bike is a must, as this can be a very dangerous ride. Unfortunately for Lee & Kenny, it rained all night, and was still raining by the time they reached the summit. It must be noted that the early time schedule allows the tour groups to be up on the volcano by sunrise, so as to experience that spectacular event. Then they gear up in rain slickers, gloves helmets, (and as much warm clothing as they can wear…it is very cold up at the top!), and then, after a few yards of pedaling, they coast down the 38 miles to the ocean. There are stops along the way, and as the riders descend, the temperatures rise, and so warm clothing is shed along the way. When they reached the ocean, the tour was taken to a hotel, where a breakfast buffet was served. Despite the rain, the boys gave this experience a 2 thumbs up rating, and would do it again!
Now Carey and I had other plans. We had booked a day at the Grand Wailea Resort and Spa. We had both agonized over which heavenly treatment we would experience for a month or so, but in the end, we were able to choose which we would try. Carey opted for the Spa Grande Massage Sampler, an 80 minute treatment featuring several massage techniques, including Pohaku Lava Stone massage, (hot rocks …aaaaaaaahhhhhh,!). I went for the 80 minute Royal Hawaiian Pohaku, which included facial, and head, arm, hand and foot massage, using the hot stones. At one point, I had large hot rocks under my hands, on my abdomen, and even small smooth stones between my toes! Every guest at the spa also received a body scrub (AKA “the BUTT SCRUB”, as we liked to call it), and full use of the Terme’ Wailea Hydrotherapy pools. These pools were each filled with a different type of hydro treatment; Seasonal Hawaiian Healing, Mineral Salt, Tropical Enzyme, Aromatherapy, and Moor Mud. Each was nice, with different temperatures of water. You had to go into what we “affectionately” referred to as “the torture shower” in between the different baths. This shower was a small stall lined with probably a hundred nozzles that shot water out and hit you from all directions…but the water was so pin point fine, it felt like needles! They also had this funky shower thing, we referred to as the “Bucket of Rocks Shower”. This shower was cylinder shaped stall, no door, tile lined. You climbed in, sat down on the tile seat, and rested you feet on the tile floor. When you hit the button, jets of water shot up under your feet, and into the small of your back. But, the thing that was most interesting was this giant water faucet above you that cascaded a LARGE stream of water down upon your back…and it hits HARD, like, well, a bucket of rocks being dumped on you! After about 3 hours of massage, facial, soaking, scrubbing, and general pampering, we left, resembling a couple of wet, (and happy) noodles!

Bert & Sully · 12-28-2002, 02:14 PM

Sounds heavenly Deb! Glad somebody got to have fun in the sun and pampered that week [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img] !

Teddysmom · 12-28-2002, 08:51 PM

Deb,

Great trip report. You have a great memory for the little things. I want to go twice as bad as I did before reading this. Isn't hot rock massage just the best?

Elaine, I still feel bad about your cruise. Nice to see you have such a good attitude about it.

P.S. Hey Deb, did you see Stitch?