Our travel journal begins early on Thursday October 1st as we picked up our Colville family for our ride together to the Spokane Airport at 6am. The ride to the airport is about 2 hours from our homes. Our son dropped us off at the Alaska terminal with all our luggage that he tetrised into the back of our vehicle masterfully. I should have taken a photo!
We established our base camp and waited for the first leg of our flight to Maui which included a change of airplanes in Seattle.
Our kids from the Seattle side of the state were on a flight from Seattle earlier than our flight would be.
They arrived at our resort before us and paved the way for our easy entry.
We had the last two rows on the short ride from Spokane to Seattle. The flight attendants gave us some good laughs before we took off.
Mount Rainier was visible on our flight into Seattle.
The Puget Sound on our descent. We had enough time at Seatac airport for a quick bite before we boarded our next flight that would be approximately five and a half hours to Maui.
All aboard and ready to go on our final leg to Maui.
We saw a lot of the Pacific ocean before we finally saw land!
What a welcomed sight!
I took this photo above from the airport in Maui. Our Seattle crew of four secured two vehicles for our time in Maui. Our vehicle was waiting for us in the parking lot just across from our terminal exit. Another tetris job by our son and we had luggage for 8 and seating for 8 all set and ready for our hour+ trip to our resort.
Our daughter and daughter-in-law met us as we drove up to the resort with our room codes and to show us the lay of the land. Our first glimpse of our view from the condo was jaw dropping. The twelve of us enjoyed two condos side by side for the duration of our stay.
After we settled into our rooms, a walk down to the beach was on the agenda.
Looking back at our lodgings, Honua Kai Resort and Spa.
Looking north.
Looking South…
One of our side by side decks with some of our crew.
Our Seattle crew of four had already made the trip to Costco to stock up on water, snacks, breakfast and lunch items for the week. Our dinners would be eaten out at restaurants or the nearby food truck court.
Thursday was done and we were all looking forward to a relaxing Friday with nothing on the agenda.
Mahalo for stopping by today. More adventures coming tomorrow.
Happy Columbus Day here in the U.S.A. and a very Happy Thanksgiving Day to our friends in Canada!
A wonderful start to your family holiday. Looks like those condos are a perfect arrangement and good to have everything organised before you even arrive. It looks like a beautiful place. Looking forward to reading more. B x
How exciting for all of you to be together on a family vacation in such a wonderful location! I’m excited to read all about your week!
Sounds like an awesome family trip! I loved Maui!
The resort looks beautiful. Great photos. Take care, enjoy your day and the week ahead.
How fabulous to have the whole family together in a beautiful location!
I’m sure that you had a fabulous time on Kaanapali Beach. If you went to burned out Lahaina I hope that you photographed the banyan tree, I’d love to see how it is doing.
Now that all sure looks like fun. Beautiful views!
Looks like enjoyable flights to Hawaii! One of my nephews climbed to the summit of Mt Ranier. it was amazing to see so much snow on top for this time of year.
Beautiful pics!
It sounds like all the travelling went well. Fab photos! Well done to your son with the luggage! The resort looks wonderful and how cool to see the cats!
Family vacations like this are so wonderful! I’m glad the flights went smoothly.
How exciting! Looks like a wonderful trip. That is very interesting about the cats. I love all the photos you shared. We need a trip like that!
What a wonderful start to your trip. How nice that so many of your family got to go along on the trip.
Gorgeous photos! Especially the one with the sunbeams. I loved all the family photos, on the plane and at the resort. You have such a fun family! Have a fantastic time in Maui!
Family, backpacks, flights, hotels, and beaches… you’ve got the ultimate vacation! A little envy here, haha. Thanks for sharing the vibe!
How exciting! Fun photos Ellen, and I am looking forward to more.
I would love to revisit Maui, but I’m certain I could not get half as many people as you all have, to go at the same time! I will love seeing your photos.
Looks like a grand family adventure!