Favorites: April 2012, Maui

After a stressful and photographically barren March, we traveled to Maui for a wonderful week of sun, surf and sand in April. I've shown many of these photos in my travelogue posts  already. I am pretty find of the whole set, and used many of them in a calendar that I have for sale.

I think that my favorites of the bunch are the sunset from La Perouse Bay:

and the lacy surf at Baldwin Park, near Paia town. 

I've printed them both on aluminum, and they are very nice. 

Gallery. 

Holiday Gift Guide: Calendars

I know, I know - it's only mid November, but it's time to start thinking about holiday gift shopping. After all there are only 40 days until Christmas. If you are ordering anything requiring shipping, now's the time to start thinking about it so that you avoid the bedlam that can occur in December!

Photos are great gifts. Art prints to spruce up the home or office. Framed portraits  to send to your loved ones far away.  Photos on skins for cell phones, laptops or tablets. And, one of my favorites - calendars - a way to enjoy13 great photos for one low price!

Love Maui as much as I do? Wish you were there, all the time? This will help! I've put together Maui Ocean View 2013, with a selection of 13 gorgeous Maui ocean scenes. This calendar will open to 11x17 inches, coil bound along the center with the photo on the top page and the month with large day squares on the bottom.

Take a look at the individual images. 

The calendars will be offered at $30 plus shipping, but I've got a bit of a special deal this week. Pre-order by Nov. 19 and the price will be $27 each, or $25 each plus shipping if you order 2 or more! Contact me to place an order or for further details.

I'll be sprucing up a couple of other calendars that are available through Red Bubble, and will be sure to let everyone know when they are ready for 2013.

Tuesday Travelogue: Maui's East Side

Since winter has decided to stick around, I've decided to be distracted by a  few more views of marvelous Maui, beginning at Paia and traveling south.

Paia is the 'starting point' of the road to Hana, but we manage to do more than just stop here for road snacks. There are several nice boutiques and restaurants and it's pretty easy to while away several hours here. I mean, why rush? On our last visit we'd had a tip to eat at the Maui Flatbread Company, and were treated to some amazing thunderheads forming over the Iao Valley and the northern tip of the island.

Paia Bay from Lower Paia Park

On our 2011 trip, we started down the Road to Hana once again; we've started that trip previously, but the winding road had always gotten the best of our young children. Success at last!

Nua'ailua Bay

We stopped at both a Banana Bread and an Ice Cream (don't blink or you'll miss them!) stand on our way to  Wai'anapapa State Park, gorgeous views, black sand, and cave swimming.

The girl at the ice cream stand had advised us that it was perfectly fine to travel back to west Maui via the Piilani Highway (31) to  the Kula Highway, and so after stopping for lunch in Hana proper, we continued on through the most incredibly diverse bunch of ecosystems and spectacular scenery.

Haleakala ranchlands from Kalama Park Road

You can visit my Maui gallery for more great images. Keep watching this space on Tuesdays for more  travelogues!

Tuesday Travelogue: Maui

As winter creeps ever closer here in Edmonton, as the need for layers of clothes, down jackets, mitts and toques becomes a reality, I find myself thinking about beaches, warm tropical winds and spectacular sunsets.

Maui is one of my very favorite places to travel to. We first visited Maui in 1994, returned twice more in the next 6 years, and for reasons that escape me (economics, likely) not again until 2011. Like quite a lot of Canadians, Kihei has always been our home base.

That certainly doesn't stop us from exploring or me from doing my best to photograph the amazing views. We've been to the very northern

and southern tips,

 upcountry and to Heavenly Hana. It's all spectacular and very, very special. You can visit my Maui gallery for more great images. Keep watching this space on Tuesdays for more  travelogues!