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S stentiki Member Huntington Beach Joined: Jun 24, 2002 Posts: 892	S stentiki Posted posted on Thu, Jun 22, 2006 5:40 PM We had an amazing experience on Lanai! It's perfect if you really want to get away from it all. No traffic lights, maybe 2 main roads at the most, great hiking trails, ancient Hawaiian petroglyphs, a wonderful little town square that takes you back in time and of course, beautiful beaches with pods of spinner dolphins leaping out of the ocean in Manele Bay. Truly an awesome experience! Here are a few of our pix of our experience. Approaching Manele Bay and Pu'u Pehe (Sweetheart Rock) by ferry from Lahaina.. Legend has it that a Lanai Warrior fell in love with a princess from Maui and kept her in a cave to keep others from taking her away. One day, the weather changed and a storm filled the cave with the sea, drowning the poor princess. The Warrior was so distraught that he carried her body to the top of the rock with the help of the gods. He buried her and then jumped to his death from the rock into the sea. The rugged volcanic coastline of Lanai. We were very fortunate to stay at the Four Seasons, Manele Bay. My wife actually won our trip from one of those business card drops! Here is the view from our Lanai. Each day, a pod of 40 or so spinner dolphins swam by with several leaping out of the water! Looking out to the bay and the beach. In Lanai City -- there are only 5 places to eat and 3 grocery stores and all the little A-frame buildings are painted in different bright colors. Perhaps this was how Hawaii was many years ago. Great plate lunches at the Blue Ginger Cafe. Two scoop rice, one scoop macaroni salad! The Dis 'n Dat shop looks better on the outside than it does on the inside. No Tiki!!! In case you're wondering, we did find 2 Tikis gracing the Luau grounds at the Four Seasons, but other than that, not much else. We were disappointed to learn that there was no regular Luau schedule. The grounds are reserved only for private parties. Still, we felt good that Tiki was nearby. :) If you are staying at the Hotel Lanai, be sure to visit the other two hotels on the island, the Manele Bay and the Lodge at Ko'ele -- both Four Seasons Resorts. There is a shuttle that can take you there if you don't have a car. The Lodge is a Five Star Plantation style resort -- very interesting and very beautiful. Manele Bay is simply just a fabulous resort. You can walk the trail from the pool area down to the beach for incredible snorkeling. The lounge chairs and snorkel equipment are limited to guests, but the beach is open to everyone. You can also belly up to the outdoor bar by the pool and sample one their tropical drinks. They make a mean mojito and the Lanai margarita is infamous (I know, I know, but sadly, their Mai Tai is a disappointment). Whatever you do, you're certain to have an incredible time on Lanai as we did. Aloha, Arty [ Edited by: stentiki 2006-06-22 17:41 ]

We had an amazing experience on Lanai!

It's perfect if you really want to get away from it all. No traffic lights, maybe 2 main roads at the most, great hiking trails, ancient Hawaiian petroglyphs, a wonderful little town square that takes you back in time and of course, beautiful beaches with pods of spinner dolphins leaping out of the ocean in Manele Bay. Truly an awesome experience!

Here are a few of our pix of our experience.

Approaching Manele Bay and Pu'u Pehe (Sweetheart Rock) by ferry from Lahaina.. Legend has it that a Lanai Warrior fell in love with a princess from Maui and kept her in a cave to keep others from taking her away. One day, the weather changed and a storm filled the cave with the sea, drowning the poor princess. The Warrior was so distraught that he carried her body to the top of the rock with the help of the gods. He buried her and then jumped to his death from the rock into the sea.

The rugged volcanic coastline of Lanai.

We were very fortunate to stay at the Four Seasons, Manele Bay. My wife actually won our trip from one of those business card drops! Here is the view from our Lanai. Each day, a pod of 40 or so spinner dolphins swam by with several leaping out of the water!

Looking out to the bay and the beach.

In Lanai City -- there are only 5 places to eat and 3 grocery stores and all the little A-frame buildings are painted in different bright colors. Perhaps this was how Hawaii was many years ago.

Great plate lunches at the Blue Ginger Cafe. Two scoop rice, one scoop macaroni salad!

The Dis 'n Dat shop looks better on the outside than it does on the inside. No Tiki!!!

In case you're wondering, we did find 2 Tikis gracing the Luau grounds at the Four Seasons, but other than that, not much else. We were disappointed to learn that there was no regular Luau schedule. The grounds are reserved only for private parties. Still, we felt good that Tiki was nearby. :)

If you are staying at the Hotel Lanai, be sure to visit the other two hotels on the island, the Manele Bay and the Lodge at Ko'ele -- both Four Seasons Resorts. There is a shuttle that can take you there if you don't have a car.

The Lodge is a Five Star Plantation style resort -- very interesting and very beautiful.

Manele Bay is simply just a fabulous resort. You can walk the trail from the pool area down to the beach for incredible snorkeling. The lounge chairs and snorkel equipment are limited to guests, but the beach is open to everyone. You can also belly up to the outdoor bar by the pool and sample one their tropical drinks. They make a mean mojito and the Lanai margarita is infamous (I know, I know, but sadly, their Mai Tai is a disappointment).

Whatever you do, you're certain to have an incredible time on Lanai as we did.

Aloha,

Arty

[ Edited by: stentiki 2006-06-22 17:41 ]

Post #239146 by stentiki on Thu, Jun 22, 2006 5:40 PM