Lana'i 2008

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

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Experience At Koele

Designed by golf legend Greg Norman and architect Ted Robinson, this championship course offers stunning views of mountains and lush greens, with the ocean in the distance. It offers dramatic contrast to The Challenge at Manele, with a cooler climate, wooded slopes, manicured bunkers and terraced water hazards. The course begins on a plateau nearly 2,000 feet (610 metres) above sea level, with sweeping views of Maui and Molokai across the ocean channel.

The signature hole, Number 17, plays from a 250-foot (76-metre) elevated tee to a fairway bordered by a lake on one side and dense foliage the other. The front nine move dramatically through ravines wooded with pine, koa and eucalyptus trees, and seven lakes and flowing streams with cascading waterfalls dot the entire course. No other course offers a more incredible combination of highland terrain, inspired landscape architecture and a range of play challenges.

Lanai Vacation 2008  Koele Experience Second Time

The 17th Hole Was Beautiful

Lanai Vacation 2008  Experience At Koele

Lanai Vacation 2008  Koele Experience First Time
Skies are always like paintnigs

Lanai Vacation 2008  Koele Experience First Time

Lanai Vacation 2008  Koele Experience First Time

Lanai Vacation 2008  Koele Experience First Time

Lanai Vacation 2008  Koele Experience First Time

Lanai Vacation 2008  Koele Experience First Time
Happy trails to you until we "T" again!

Lanai Vacation 2008  Koele Experience First Time
Like like San Franscisco

Lanai Vacation 2008  Koele Experience First Time

Lanai Vacation 2008  Koele Experience First Time

Lanai Vacation 2008  Koele Experience First Time
Nice homes adjoin the course

Lanai Vacation 2008  Koele Experience First Time

Second Time Out (The NExt Day) Was A "Wet One"

We were not sure about the rain but we tried anyway...

Lanai Vacation 2008  Koele Experience First Time

 

Lanai Vacation 2008  Koele Experience Second Time

Lanai Vacation 2008  Koele Experience Second Time

Lanai Vacation 2008  Koele Experience Second Time

Lanai Vacation 2008  Koele Experience Second Time

Lanai Vacation 2008  Koele Experience Second Time
And it is an umbrella also!

Lanai Vacation 2008  Koele Experience Second Time

Lanai Vacation 2008  Koele Experience Second Time

Lanai Vacation 2008  Koele Experience Second Time

Lanai Vacation 2008  Koele Experience Second Time

Lanai Vacation 2008  Koele Experience Second Time

Lanai Vacation 2008  Koele Experience Second Time
Storm is brewing up quite a wind

Lanai Vacation 2008  Koele Experience Second Time
Yes it is... torrential rain being dumped from those pretty white clouds!  We got rained
on three times before giving up on the 13th hole!

Lanai Vacation 2008  Koele Experience Second Time
One word.... Wet!  So we headed to a round at Manele where the weather was just fine!

We must have a Snorkeling Adventure