Continuing along our road for the day, we came upon the town of Paia (Pie-e-ah).This is where all the hippies used to hang out…and stayed. So funny to see these 70 and 80 year old hippies, but they still call this home. Town is just a couple of streets, but some very high end shops mixed in…several art galleries, too. Willie Nelson has a bar and grill here and that’s where we had lunch one day. This shop was full of beautiful assorted work by many artisans. I bought a lovely purse here.
Up early this morning, have a good breakfast, then get in the car and head out. Much to see today. First stop…drug store..I’m having some knee issues and need a brace. Go it and off we go. On to the Iao Needle State Park.. This is where a very famous battle took place as King Kahmehameha was trying to unite all the islands. It is a most beautiful rock formation in a lovely valley. They walked to the top, but I decided not to stress my knee, so I made phone calls home. After their return we toured the museum home of one of the first missionaries on the islands. How interesting. This is the actual house they lived in. Hawaiian history has always been fascinating to me, so I really gleaned alot from this stop.
Returning to our room last night, we saw a sign that there was to be a church service at 8:00 on Sunday. We made plans to attend. What a blessing! And what a wonderful way to start our vacation. The hotel had requested that this ministry conduct a service on Sundays for its guests. It was held in this thatched roof, open air building. We shared where we were from, and there were people from all over the world. One connection…we all loved the Lord and desired to worship Him…even on vacation! The leader, Rev. Bev Powers, a former actress, was in charge. The man helping her was with the Billy Graham crusades for 40 years. We had a praise and worship singing time and then a lesson from the Bible. There was even a lovely Hawaiian lady doing hula to He Touched Me…awesome. We thanked God for allowing us to be in this wonderful place and for the beauty and majesty of His creation. He is so good!
As we were driving in yesterday, we saw a sign that said CRAFT SHOW SUNDAY. Now that is just right up our alley.We three go to craft shows all over the south…so we decided to see what a craft show in Maui would be like. Ate a quick breakfast, then called for our chariot. What fun to drive. Wind in our hair, sun on our faces, and joy in our hearts. The craft show was great. All island made items. Loads of great stuff. We bought jewelry, pictures, lotions, quilts, pareos, more jewelry, and just a little more jewelry. I even got a fake tattoo on my ankle. Fun! We then drove into Lahaina and got a smoothie and bought some postcards. Back to the hotel. I was feeling quite tired, so I decided to hit the bed early and Shirley and Tina went out to dinner, and walked along the beach. I just had sweet dreams of days to come.
I am a Christian woman who has survived many years on the planet. God has blessed me with a wonderful family: husband, 3 sons, a dear DIL, and a precious grandson. I also have dear friends to keep me inspired. I am an artist of sorts and am finding my way through the great blessing of retirement. I recently retired after 20 years as a music teacher. Life is good!
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