Hi Violet - we had a fantastic holiday using your lovely apartment as our base. Quite a lot of rain the first week but the second made up for it with sunshine. We loved the beaches along the Kihei coast and happily snorkelled and swam with turtles - even on the beach across the road. We went on a number of boat trips within the PWF and saw plenty of whales and dolphins and, to my great surprise, managed to see five huge manta rays while snorkelling off Olowalu, close to Lahaina. While the weather meant we couldn’t see much of Haleakala or the road to Hana, we found excellent weather and beaches along the Kihei/Makena coast and around west Maui past Lahaina. As keen bird watchers, we did see a wide variety of species up country as well as along the coast - and we particularly enjoyed seeing Mr & Mrs Northern Cardinal from the balcony of your apartment along with Black-necked Stilts and Night Herons at Kealia Ponds. So all in all, a great holiday!! Thanks Violet.