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Snapshots of the Grand Wailea Hotel and
beaches...
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The hotel boasted an array of Botero statues
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Another Botero statue...
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This fountain led the way down to the pools, jacuzzis, and beach.
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We were up so early compared to other visitors that the beach was almost
completely empty.
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This is a view from our room's balcony, looking to the left toward the
main building.
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This is a view from our room's balcony, looking to the right toward the
chapel and pools/beaches beyond..
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This is a view from our room's front door, looking down onto one of many
waterfalls.
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Another view of the waterfall showing more of the surroundings..
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We found these flowers when we returned to the room the first evening -
Margaret and Elaine, two friends from work, had them delivered to us -
along with chocolate covered strawberries.
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This is the chapel that we would be married at in two days. Our room is in
the building just beyond it and to the left.
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Julie in front of the fountain leading down to the pools and beaches.
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During a walk along the beach we snapped a picture of Molokini - a
crescent-shaped
crater just breaking water level popular for scuba diving and snorkeling.
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Yours truly at sunset the first night.
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My dulcet darling.
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The sunsets were fantastic. I do not recall the name of the island
in the distance.
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Another sunset - this one over a large, rocky area where divers had been
chasing sting rays a few hours earlier.
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Sunset over the beach along an evening walk.
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A few moments later...
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These shots were taken in the final moments of sunset, after the sun had
fallen behind the island in the distance.
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A view to the north during the same sunset, catching the northwestern
shore of Maui.
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The chapel where Julie and I were married. It is right in the center
of the gardens of the Grand Wailea.
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Our wedding cake. Originally in a gazebo close to the chapel, the
staff brought it to our room while we continued with photos.
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Snapshots of the reception in Ohio...
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