Village Squire, 1977-11, Page 46TRAVEL
The Hula is synonymous with Hawaii. It's been around longer than the waltz, foxtrot, twist
and hustle, but many visitors to Hawaii have never tried the hula. Guests at the new Hotel
Inter -Continental Maui quickly get into the hula mood when an alluring teacher shows them
how to co-ordinate hand and hip movements. Lady guests often bring their menfolk back for
lessons, which are given regularly at the hotel.
More than 24 hours in a day
needed in Hawaii
BY MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER
You'll need more than 24 hours a day to
enjoy Maui, even if you take a lengthy
sabbatical.
That's the verdict of a recent vacationer
who decided to pass up fast -paced
Honolulu in favor of this neighboring
Hawaiian island, with charm and warmth
equal to if not greater than the better
known capital of America's SOth state.
Fact is, if you decided to continuously
experience all of Maui's hula dancing,
golfing, fishing, whale -watching, flower -
smelling, volcano -climbing, not to speak of
shopping, eating and drinking, you'd need
at least 48 days and 17 hours to do it all, by
actual count. And that does not include
relaxing or sleeping.
Luckily, days are reported longer on
Maui because, as legend has it, an ancient
Hawaiian demi-god wanted it so. Annoyed
because there weren't enough hours in the
day to dry his mother's fishing nets, he
took strong strands of island hemp and tied
16 sunrays to a mountaintop until the sun
promised to slow its course across the sky.
Now, are you ready for hula classes?
They are fun to take or watch, for there is
nothing softer and smoother than the
instructress's move to the alluring beat. Do
you glimpse Dorothy Lamour in a sarong?
Corny? Not when you're there, experienc-
ing it.
44,VILLAGE SQUIRE/NOVEMBER 1977.
Whaling and the sea have always been a
way of life on Maui, and the nautical theme
carries today on the island. Or would you
believe an ice cream parlor called Sea
Scoop, that Pier 49 has puka and
scrimshaw, and that H.S. Bounty is the
name of a seafood restaurant, all in
Whalers Village, one of many resort
attractions.
The old whaling port of Lahaina, once
the capital of all Hawaii, is another fun
excursion target, particularly for landlub-
bers with salt in their veins.
And there's great eating at the Whale's
Tale (fresh island fish) and at the Banyan
Inn (steaks) opposite Lahaina's famous
giant banyan tree, which casts a full acre
shadow and is over a century old.
The visit wouldn't be complete without a
journey up West Maui mountain and Mt.
Haleakala crater, or, for a most unusual
treat, some whale watching.
While the best period for watching
whales is from December to March, they
can be seen frolicking in the surf at other
times. During the mating season,
humpback whales sometimes put their
flippers around each other - in a whale of a
hug!
A final pearl of wisdom: the Hawaiian
state flower is not the orchid. It is the
hibiscus, which appears in the islands in
over 5,000 varieties.
Y'OlI'RE INVITED TO ATTEND
017R NEWLY EXPANDED
Bazaar
Festival
with a superb selection of
crafts and culinary delights.
r„tario St. United Church
CLINTON
Saturday, Nov. 19
2:00-4:30 p.m.
FROM THE MAIN CHURCH
ENTRANCE WALK DOWN
THE NEW "FESTIVAL MALL"
and shop our boutiques
*something for every taste and
pocket. including children.
FEATURING:
•The Pastry .Shop - pies and
sweets
•The Doug Basket - homemade
bread, rolls, cakes, etc.
*delicatessen
-baked bans, salad dressing.
quiche to raine, barbequed
chicken wings, 2 week cabbage
salad.
COUNTRY KITCHEN
-produce, eggs, jams, preserves
SEWING BASKET •
-crocheting, embroidery, aprons
-knitting, crib quilts, aphgan
-doll clothes
FLEA MARKET
Where someone's castaways
are your treasures."
THE FLOWER POT
-dried flowers, plant hangers,
-violets, spider plants etc.
SWEETS 'N TREATS
-Featuring "Fun for the
Children"
-fish pond
-grab bags
-used books. toys and games
-homemade candy
FESTIVAL BOUTIOUE
*Christmas arrangements and
wreaths
•Unique handmade gifts
*Homemade mincemeat, carrot'
puddings and christmas cakes
*unusual Christmas tree orna-
ments
SOUVENIR AND SPECIAL
ORDER SHOP
-Church calendars. plates and
mugs
-leave your order if what you
warred was sold. we may be
able to remake
FESTIVAL TEA ROOM
-When finished shopping. rela.‘
in rht' tearoom with
sarrdwicl,es, squares, tea
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