Hello, my name is catbyte and I'm a DU addict...

[catbyte]

I'm in paradise (Napili, Maui) and it's 2:21 p.m. HST. I'm watching humpback whales playing in the channel between Maui and Molokai, and a pod of dolphins and turtles frolicking and cruising just beyond the reef line but I couldn't stay away from checking in to see what's happening on DU. To demonstrate what a hopeless case I am, I'm attaching two pics of the view from my lanai where I'm now writing this.





(I'm not rubbing it in, honestly)

I'll be back in dreary Michigan soon enough, sigh

[guillaumeb]

1. No cat videos? eom

[Zoonart]

2. Beautiful

Thanks for sharing.

[vercetti2021]

3. Hello, catbyte

I'm vercetti. I wish I was there lol. I'm tired of Texas

[msongs]

4. welcome to Hawai'i catbyte nt

[gademocrat7]

5. Great photos

Take care.

[TomSlick]

6. Have a blast!

I'm trying not to be too envious.

[brush]

7. Ahhhh...paradise. Love your videos. Keep 'em coming

[wendyb-NC]

8. Beautiful, so perfect for an escape.

Enjoy your time there, you deserve a break, especially if you live in the lake effect snow belt, of the snow belt.

[mysteryowl]

9. Thank you so much for the pictures!

Yummy!!!

[dewsgirl]

10. Sounds beautiful.

[angstlessk]

11. Hi! I'm angstlessk and I'm addicted to catbyte

animal videos...

WOW, what a vacation, not that you need advice, but have fun and enjoy.

[wishstar]

12. Thanks for the visions of heavenly Hawaii

Hope you get lots of R and R and thanks for all the wonderful moments you have provided us from your videos

[Karadeniz]

13. Enjoy! Come home with a cat rescue!🐱🐱🐱

[SunSeeker]

14. OMG, that's my favorite beach on Maui!!

It's a green sea turtle sanctuary. There are tons of turtles there nibbling on the seaweed on the rocks.

Are you staying at the Napili Surf Beach Resort? I was just there in December!

[catbyte]

25. I'm staying at Napili Point, just a hop, skip & a jump from Napili Surf. I love Napili

so much. It's a lot quieter than Kapalua or Kaanapali and I love the Napili Market. The staff is so friendly and their deli is great. I've been coming to Napili Point for almost 20 years and it's heaven. There are a lot of whales in the channel this year, more than I remember in past years. There's a pod of about 20 dolphins that have been cruising the reef right in front of my unit. It's awesome. And I've seen several turtles. I got here late Tuesday night and am here until the 12th. It's never long enough, is it?


Here's a shot of Napili Bay I just took from the sidewalk in front of my condo:

[SunSeeker]

34. Gorgeous! Yes, I saw a lot of whales in December.

Go get some macadamia nut pancakes for me at The Gazebo!

[catbyte]

36. Will do! And I'll think of you. We're kindred spirits.

[yaesu]

15. Yes, that is paradise, there is a Paradise MI but it doesn't look that nice :o)

[llmart]

20. Ha. So true.

I went on vacation one year the fourth week in July to the Paradise area of Michigan and it rained, was windy, grey and cold! So, no, it's no "paradise" compared to Hawaii.

[catbyte]

31. Ha! I've been there, too. It's nice in the summer if the deer flies & mosquitoes don't eat you up,

but it's hell in the winter. In fact, I've been to Hell, MI, too.

[irisblue]

16. So pretty

[UpInArms]

17. So glad you have a break from the weather, catbyte

Enjoy all of it, my friend

[llmart]

18. (I'm not rubbing it in, honestly)

Oh, yes you are.

If you're back in Michigan on Sunday it's going to be 59o and sunny! But no, it'll never be Hawaii. I've been there and it was everything I thought it would be and then some.

Bring back some of that beauty. This is not the most beautiful place in the country in March.

[catbyte]

38. Yeah, I saw that on my Weatherbug app. I'm coming back on the 12th which will probably be just in

time for a cold snap or late winter ice storm. I'm sure there'll some unpleasant weather to greet me.

[DENVERPOPS]

19. Stunning beauty

Have you thought about just staying there/??????????????????/

Don't you worry about being on an airplane with bunches of other people? Better to stay there to be safe.

Tell your family and boss that I said it was okay!!!!!!!! LOL

[MLAA]

21. Stunning! You deserve a break after keeping us current on wonderful animal videos!

Enjoy!

[safeinOhio]

22. Rain and in the 40s back in Lansing this week.

We are now moving from winter season to mud season.

[catbyte]

39. Lovely.

[iluvtennis]

23. Beautiful, I love Maui - my paradise. nt

[procon]

24. I look forward to reading all your animal posts.

With everything going on in the Age of Trump, I need a break from all the bad news and your happy stories about critters always lightens my mood.

[Siwsan]

26. We're going to be in the low 60's, with lots of sunshine, on Sunday, in Michigan!!

I do believe Michigan just might be in for an early Spring.

[catbyte]

45. I hope it's not like 2014 when we had 80F in April then a hard freeze in May

that killed the fruit crop. That was awful. But I've learned to expect anything and everything in the Great Lakes State.

[First Speaker]

27. Must be nice to be here today...

...and gone to Maui...

[emmaverybo]

28. Lovely. Glad you are having a good time! Thanks for sharing it.

[CaptYossarian]

29. Excellent pictures.

Bonus: We finally learned how to spell lanai--after hearing it so many times on Golden Girls.

Safe travels, catbyte.

[aquamarina]

30. Gorgeous

[Moostache]

32. My wife and I were in Maui last Halloween...can't wait to go back!!!

We stayed near Napili...just south actually - at the Aston at Papakea Resort - 3543 Lower Honoapiilani Road, Lahaina, HI (same exact view of Molokai, the address is Lahaina, but it is not in the town of Lahaina proper...

It is a magical island and the views from the South-east coast are stunning (they are stunning everywhere on the island to be fair!)...

Enjoy your stay and soak it all in.

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[catbyte]

40. I know exactly where that is. It's a really nice spot. But there aren't any bad ones here, are they?

Right now, the sun is shining with blue sky overhead but there's spray coming from someplace, I can't pinpoint it. It could be coming from the West Maui mountains or coming across the channel from Molokai which has been socked in pretty much all day. There has to be a rainbow somewhere close...

[calimary]

33. Beautiful!

[CanonRay]

35. Spent a week on Molokai once

Laid back raised to a religion

[slumcamper]

37. Nice pics. I envy you...but I am lost

My wife is in San Juan, PR for a conference. The pics are nice but, sadly, I have lost the capacity to be drawn into the enjoyment of anything--anything. I'm mired in dread. I've relayed this to medical professionals, but to no avail.

Until this country once again exemplifies the good that it is--tho not perfect--and resumes its long struggle to realize its highest principles, I cannot find even an inward mile in the beauty of external things.

Like many, I've been hurting, mostly in silence, for a long time. I suspect others feel and understand the angst of knowing that something awful occupies the space in my head that should be reserved for joyful things.

Sorry...but I take solace in the hope that the beauty that surrounds and awaits me will manifest when the clouds of our current despair pass.

[Marie Marie]

41. And I'm addicted to all your animal videos so thank you for that.

Now turn us off and go enjoy your beautiful vacation.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

42. Hello, Catbyte. Welcome to DU Anonymous.

You know all of us stuck in our cold, dreary houses swimming in tRump bullshit every day are feeling horror for your latest condition and station in life........

Hey, just kidding. Enjoy while you can and we look forward to upcoming Catbyte animal posts.....

Please bring back more photos........

[Dem2theMax]

43. Yes, you are rubbing it in! ;-)

If anyone deserves to have some time off like that, catbyte, it is you!

You keep our spirits lifted every single hour of the day. It's about time you get to have your own spirits lifted with some R&R.

I sincerely hope you are dictating your posts into your phone with one hand, and that you have some sort of delicious tropical drink in the other hand. 🍹

I am really jealous, not going to lie to you.
Do me a favor and squish your toes around in the sand for me. I just love that feeling at the beach.

Have lots and lots of fun!

(And yes, you are addicted. There is no cure. Just accept the fact.)

[DinahMoeHum]

44. Ever been to the cat sanctuary on the island of Lanai?

[catbyte]

52. No, I can't seem to get to any other island. That was a wonderful video.

Thanks for posting!

[wryter2000]

46. So glad you're having a good time

Now get back to work posting cat videos.

[lunatica]

47. Have fun, fun, fun!

We’ll be here when you come back all exhausted from having an inordinate amount of fun. You deserve it!

[lillypaddle]

48. Beautiful

Have a wonderful and relaxing time. You deserve it. Miss you, though.

[sellitman]

49. I lived in Kihei

For 6 months over 31 years ago. I would love to return someday. Enjoy. Maui no ka oi.

[Nictuku]

50. Beautiful! I used to live in Kula

I love upcountry! You do have a lovely view from your lanai.

Now I'm homesick.

[proud patriot]

51. waving from Hawaii Island

[catbyte]

53. ...

[SallyHemmings]

54. Love Maui

Enjoy!!!

[smirkymonkey]

55. Beautiful!

I have only been to Maui once and wish we had gone up that way. We stayed in Lahaina, but went to Makena beach every day except for when we did the Road to Hana and went to the Red Beach. Have you been there? It's pretty amazing.

Hope you are having a great vacation and thanks again for all your great animal posts!

[Nitram]

56. Nice! Do you have Cat Scratch Fever?

[Scarsdale]

57. Beautiful place. Great photos.

THAT'S what we call "a vacation" Savor each day, before returning to the insanity of the US of A, under tRump. Someone is calling Pence "tRump's 4th wife. "Mother" will be upset.

[lark]

58. Wow, you are in a beautiful place for sure!

Enjoy your vacation, refresh, renew, bliss out - Michigan will be reality all too soon.

[Niagara]

59. Gorgeous photos.

Enjoy your enchanted views.