Month: April 2017

Marie Selby Botanical Gardens: Bees and Butterflies

The bees are a little easier to get a closer shot as they tend to hang out in one spot longer. Although, harder to get a good picture…

Marie Selby Botanical Gardens: Lavender Field

We just happened to be visiting the botanical gardens during the time they were having an exhibition of Marc Chagall’s nature-inspired artwork. I had never heard of this…

Marie Selby Botanical Gardens: Bonsai

It was probably The Karate Kid that introduced me to the Bonsai Tree and I’ve liked them ever since.

Marie Selby Botanical Gardens: Koi Pond

I would love a little water fall/garden in my yard with fish. Very zen.

Marie Selby Botanical Gardens: Sleeping Buddha

A little zen to start your Monday morning. Take a few deep breaths…may your day be free of stress and full of peace.

Marie Selby Botanical Gardens: Tropical Conservatory

The Tropical Conservatory was very interesting. When you first entered it was humid and felt tropical but as you made your way through to the back it became…

Marie Selby Botanical Gardens

On my third day we visited the Marie Selby Botanical Gardens. My cousins hadn’t been there so it was also a new experience for them. 

Birds of Florida

Lots of birds in Florida. I always enjoy seeing the Pelicans and Blue Herons.

Ponce de Leon Park

On my second day in Florda, we visited Ponce de Leon Park in Punta Gorda. I’m always impressed at how well Florida does its parks. Free parking, typically…

Punta Gorda Sunset

Let’s take a little break from Hana Maui and look at some photos from my trip to Florida last week. The first night I arrived we went out…

Wai’anapanapa State Park Revisited

More photos of Wai’anapanapa State Park. As I mentioned in the post the other day, we took a quick walk around the park before heading to check into…

Hana Kai Maui

There are very few places to stay in Hana. We picked Hana Kai Maui and spared no expense on our waterfront room! We really couldn’t have asked for…

Wai’anapanapa State Park

Right before entering the town of Hana you come to Wai’anapanapa State Park. This was my first time seeing a black sand beach and it was amazing. We…

Road to Hana: The View

The views from the Road to Hana were breathtaking.

Maui Mongoose

She might look a bit frightening in the first photo but I actually snapped it while she was yawning. In the second photo you can see she was…

Ke’anae Peninsula Pt. 2

At the end of the Ke’anae Peninsula was the Lanakila Ihiihi O Iehowa Ona Kava Church. I’d have a hard time listening in church knowing that scenery was…

Ke’anae Peninsula Pt. 1

Just before mile 17, the half way to Hana marker, we stopped at Aunt Sandy’s Banana Bread for a snack. The banana bread was delicious! We then walked…

Ke’anae Arboretum: Plants

Just a few of the plants growing in the arboretum. Lots of pretty tropical red.

Ke’anae Arboretum: River

On the Road to Hana we stopped at the Ke’anae Arborteum. Another nice little hike that had lots of lush trees, plants and where we saw the most…

Waikamoi Ridge Trail

Our first hike along the Road to Hana was the Waikamoi Ridge Trial. It was pretty muddy and we didn’t make it all the way to the top…