Day Six - Lanai Means Time For Golf Again At Manele

Vacation used to be a luxury, but in today's world it has become a necessity.

Day 6 - Challenge At Manele Bay #2

The Manele Bay Hotel is host to this Jack Nicklaus masterpiece which is carved from lava cliffs hundreds of feet above crashing surf. All eighteen holes of this target-style course have breathtaking views of the ocean and neighboring islands.

Lanai Vacation 2008  Challenge At Manele Golf

Lanai Vacation 2008  Challenge At Manele Golf
The course covers a large area and look at how close to the edge of the island the greens are located!

Wow The Views Were Amazing!

Lanai Vacation 2008  Challenge At Manele Golf
The clubhouse was great and the people very very helpful!

Lanai Vacation 2008  Challenge At Manele Golf

Lanai Vacation 2008  Challenge At Manele Golf
New homes being added around the course.

Lanai Vacation 2008  Challenge At Manele Golf
Hard to concentrate with the ocean in the background

Lanai Vacation 2008  Challenge At Manele Golf

Lanai Vacation 2008  Challenge At Manele Golf
Check out the display... It locates the cart in front of you providing the distances and even how to play the hole!

Lanai Vacation 2008  Challenge At Manele Golf

Lanai Vacation 2008  Challenge At Manele Golf

Lanai Vacation 2008  Challenge At Manele Golf
This may look flat but it is a 135 foot drop to the hole!

Lanai Vacation 2008  Challenge At Manele Golf

Lanai Vacation 2008  Challenge At Manele Golf
Go get 'em grandma!

Lanai Vacation 2008  Challenge At Manele Golf
Sillyness on the course is allowed... We are the only people here!

On The Edge

Lanai Vacation 2008  Challenge At Manele Golf

Lanai Vacation 2008  Challenge At Manele Golf

Lanai Vacation 2008  Challenge At Manele Golf

Lanai Vacation 2008  Challenge At Manele Golf

Lanai Vacation 2008  Challenge At Manele Golf
They are kidding... It's a long way down!

Lanai Vacation 2008  Challenge At Manele Golf
Wild animals were all around the course!

Lanai Vacation 2008  Challenge At Manele Golf

Lanai Vacation 2008  Challenge At Manele Golf

Lanai Vacation 2008  Challenge At Manele Golf

Lanai Vacation 2008  Challenge At Manele Golf
Now that is a real divot! Divot: the chunk of grass (either fairway or rough) displaced when an iron or wedge shot is played. The indentation on the green caused by the ball on an approach shot is called a pitch mark, not a divot.

Long Way Down!

Lanai Vacation 2008  Challenge At Manele Golf

Lanai Vacation 2008  Challenge At Manele Golf

Time For A Drink And A Snack!

Lanai Vacation 2008  Challenge At Manele Golf

Lanai Vacation 2008  Challenge At Manele Golf

Lanai Vacation 2008  Challenge At Manele Golf

Lanai Vacation 2008  Challenge At Manele Golf

Lanai Vacation 2008  Challenge At Manele Golf
Snack and a view

Lanai Vacation 2008  Challenge At Manele Golf

Sushi Time

Lanai Vacation 2008  Challenge At Manele Golf

Lanai Vacation 2008  Challenge At Manele Golf

Lanai Vacation 2008  Challenge At Manele Golf
Yes... raw fish for the champ who shot a 90 on the course the first time out!

Lanai Vacation 2008  Challenge At Manele Golf

Sue Spots A Cruise Ship

Lanai Vacation 2008  Challenge At Manele Golf

Lanai Vacation 2008  Challenge At Manele Golf

Lanai Vacation 2008  Challenge At Manele Golf
Ok, let's do another 9 holes!

Lanai Vacation 2008  Challenge At Manele Golf

Lanai Vacation 2008  Manele Golf

Lanai Vacation 2008  Manele Golf

Lanai Vacation 2008  Manele Golf

Lanai Vacation 2008  Manele Golf

Lanai Vacation 2008  Manele Golf

Lanai Vacation 2008  Manele Golf

Lanai Vacation 2008  Manele Golf

Lanai Vacation 2008  Manele Golf

Lanai Vacation 2008  Manele Golf

Lanai Vacation 2008  Manele Golf

Lanai Vacation 2008  Manele Golf

Lanai Vacation 2008  Manele Golf

Lanai Vacation 2008  Manele Golf

Lanai Vacation 2008  Manele Golf

Lanai Vacation 2008  Manele Golf
The Paul & Sue Show...  She pays golf and Paul tries to hit the little white ball!

Lanai Vacation 2008  Manele Golf

Lanai Vacation 2008  Manele Golf

Smack!!!

Lanai Vacation 2008  Manele Golf

Lanai Vacation 2008  Manele Golf

Lanai Vacation 2008  Manele Golf

The Manele Bay Hotel As Seen From The Ocean

Lanai Vacation 2008  Challenge At Manele Golf
Time for a hike around the beach surrounding the hotel

Perched above the Pacific, Four Seasons presents an ocean-side paradise bordering a protected marine preserve. Laze on the white-sand beach below, snorkel amid spinner dolphins, or golf on two world-ranked courses. Explore this untouched island playground, and experience your own private Hawaii.

Lanai Vacation 2008  Challenge At Manele Golf
Tide pools are a must

Lanai Vacation 2008  Challenge At Manele Golf

Lanai Vacation 2008  Challenge At Manele Golf

Lanai Vacation 2008  Challenge At Manele Golf
We walked up to see the view from above!

Riedinger On The Other End!

Lanai Vacation 2008  Challenge At Manele Golf
Sue's girl friend, Laurie, checking in with us

We are off to Shipwreck Beach!