Maui Flower Drop

We have one more day in Maui. Its been a great trip. If you’re like me and can’t really afford to stay at a fancy resort or eat out for every meal, you can still do Maui reasonably inexpensively. With that in mind, anyone who reads this blog or shops at Powderfin should seriously think about it. We went on another whale watch yesterday and the whales were just as active as before. We also had a helicopter mission with our host/heli-pilot to do a “flower drop” for a firefighter son’s wedding (sort of a tradition around here). Basically it involved flying above the wedding ceremony and dropping a big bag full of flower petals over the guests. It’s more difficult than it sounds as we were 250ft above and we have to calculate for the wind of the blades and the northerly breeze, but we hit the target. Prior to the flight there was a strict warning not to let go of the bag, or it would get in the tail rotor and we’d all die, or it would fall on the wedding party. Everything went well and I had a death-grip on the bag, so no worries there. We’re going to head out for some ocean kayaking today, then pack up, return the rental car (if it starts), and get on a plane to Seattle… then drive to Bozeman. The pics are in a bamboo forest near Hana and from Maui airport pre-flowerdrop.
Cheers,
~Sconnie