What to see on Maui, Hawaii - in a nutshell and my attempts at whale watching

Molokini cater, Maui. Accessible only by boat. If you don't manage to take a boat there to look for fish, never mind. You've seen this picture.  Photo by Forest and Kim Starr in Wikivoyage.

Problem
Hawaii is not one island but eight major islands. We narrowed it down to three to see in one trip, flying to Hawaii from America.

Hawaii is American but not American, if you see what I mean.

What is there to see on Maui in Hawaii? Surely you'd fly to Honolulu first? Yes, and take in another island or two. That's what we did.

Maui is the best they say. Conde Nast praised it highly.

Chief attractions include:
Beaches, (black sand)
lavender farm,
turtle town,
volcanic craters,
waterfalls,
water sports,
whale watching,
an evening luau - buffet with Polynesian music and dancing.

I did lots of whale watching, from a hotel balcony. I believed the brochure. We never saw a whale in Hawaii, despite watching. On the other hand, I'm pretty good at attracting rain, even in places which claim they never had any until I got there.

Note the whale watching maths if that matters to you. Some whale watching trips promise to take you on another trip if you don't see any whales. But you can only go on days when they are running a trip and if you are not booked to do anything else. So go as early as possible on your holiday if you think you might avail yourself of this good offer.

What's local /inevitable:
Banana bread, fruit smoothies, beach mats, Hawaiian shirts and clothes.

LANGUAGE
Handily the language is simple:
Aloha is hello and goodbye.
Lua pronounced loo-ah! means toilet.

USEFUL WEBSITES
https://wikitravel.org/en/Maui


Author
Angela Lansbury, travel writer and phtographer, author and speaker.

What's Weird and Wonderful To See, Do, Drink and Eat in East Coast Canada? Blueberry ale, for starters.

The map of Canada showing New Brunswick on the East Coast. As you can see New Brunswick meets Maine in the north of the USA.

The ship, reminding you of the seaside location and the importance of shipping.

The Reversing Rapids at low tide. In Fundy Bay the tide rises as high as four stories!

Fundy Bay.

The last supper in marble.

Map and photos from Wikipedia.

Plenty of culture too.

 History and religions represented by the cathedral and the Jewish msueum.

Problem
I've got interested in the mural (see previous post). I learned that the artist Sean Yoro ("Hula") painted with environmentally friendly oil paint using non toxic vegetable oil. That's just right for Canada, a very outdoorsy place, symbol the maple leaf.

What else is there to do in East coast Canada, away from the well-known cities of Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal?

Answer
In New Brunswick, you have missed the painter working at night on the mural in Fundy Bay, but you can watch the videos on line. If you go to the area these are what I put on my wish list:

Streetscape. That's a new word to me. I knew the word landscape and even seascape, but streetscape is a new and rather grand way of describing the panorama of a street scene. This is the junction of Sydney Street and Queen Street.

Sights
Fundy Bay:
In the port see the site where Sean 'Hula' yoro painted a mural. No ladder. The tide lifted him up.
Reversing Rapids.
Dinner restaurants overlooking the reversing rapids:
Reversing Rapids restaurant.Boaz restaurant. (See reviews of the view of the rapids and the restaurants on Tripadvisor.)
New Brunswick winery route.
Whale watching.
Ale Watching:
Tour of the Pump House Brewery (near City Hall) where you can try nine beers. The best seller is blueberry ale. You can see the online video and watch what looks like blueberries bouncing up and down in the bubbles of the ale. Open seven days a week.
Seafood lunch or dinner:
lobster; or an oyster bar.
Canadian Maple syrup.
Saint John Jewish Historical Museum. (Now, that is unexpected.)
The Police Museum.

More details:
The Jewish Museum is closed on Saturdays and Jewish holidays. For times and prices see their website.

Websites for further reading:
http://bayoffundytourism.com
www.discoversaintjohn.com
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reversing_Falls
http://jewishmuseumsj.com/home.html
http://www.novascotia.com/about-nova-scotia/regions
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/can…
http://wikitravel.org/en/Canada

Mural painted by Hula, who you can see lower left of the picture. Photo courtesy of Discover Saint John.

Author
Angela Lansbury, travel writer and photographer, author and speaker. Please share your favourite posts. See later post containing update from tourist board.