Sunday July 1,2012
Little birds were always waiting for food outside.
After enjoying our morning breakfast buffet at the Royal Lahaina,
we headed to Lahaina because I wanted to see the giant banyan tree.
Dad and Jr had gone while Terry and I were snorkeling on Friday
and they said they would go back with us.
The Old Lahaina Fort was made of coral blocks and sand. This is a
small corner of reconstruction which once had 47 canons. The fort
operated from 1832 to 1854, protecting the missionaries homes.
The Banyan was 8' high when planted in 1873. It spreads over an acre now.
I almost bought a turtle here and I wish I had!
The Courthouse.
More beautiful plumerias!
Jr shopping.
I wish I would have gotten one of these wiener dogs, but I got a windchime instead.
Okay, now for the story of the tattoo. I had been entertaining the idea of a
tattoo for several years. Ever since Pam did her butterflies with the cross
inside the butterfly, I knew I wanted one. I just did not know where I wanted it
but I knew if I got one, I wanted to be able to see it. Then a couple of months
before going to Maui, I decided
I would get my tattoo in Maui, the ultimate souvenir. So I went into the
Skin Deep Tattoo and asked lots of questions. My husband was with me and he said the place looked very clean.
I told them what time I could do it and they told me what they had available. They
said I would have Tony who had 17 years of experience, and they showed me his display books. They explained that Hawaii had some of the strictest health codes when it came to tattooing. I decided I
wanted a shaded design with no color and I knew I wanted a Plumeria flower.
I made my appointment for 4pm which gave us time to go to the beach for awhile.
Ann and Ernie enjoying an ice cream shop called the Royal Scoop.
One last picture on Kaanapali Beach.
Tony cleaned my ankle, then drew a plumeria on my ankle for me to check out.
I was surprised that the tattooing did not hurt like I thought it would.
Tony explained how he was an artist and that computer graphics was taking
over. So he decided to display his art on real people. He is doing well.
Terry took the pictures and kept asking me how I was doing.
Tony asking Terry if she wants a tattoo too.....Not today!...
All set with a heart bandage. Care instructions give.
Saying goodbye to Tony and all.
After this we decided to do some last minute shopping before going to dinner.
A few days earlier we decided we would have our final dinner at
The Tomato Basil.
If we paid cash and ate between 5 and 6pm, we would get our plates half off!
The food place was very nice and everyone wanted to know about my tatoo.
I had the shrimp alfredo with veggies and it was really good!
We ended the evening with many toast of thankfulness. Mahalo!
My Tattoo story.
Lahaina
Skin Deep Tattoos
Tattoos- Honolulu Museum of Art
Basil Tomato