Guide dog and mistress on tour

Wayne had a very interesting tour this week. One of his guests was a blind woman from Toronto. She was a passenger on the Holland American cruise ship Island Princess when it moored in Lahaina.......a twice monthly event.

Temptation Tours is a regular provider of Maui tours for most of the cruise ships that come to Maui.

Ruth was traveling with her guide dog Velcro - named because she sticks so closely to her mistress.

Wayne picked up his group of six passengers, plus Velcro, at the Lahaina harbor for a tour of the island including the Ali'i Kula Lavender Garden and the winery - Tedesche Vineyards and Winery at Ulupalakua.

Of course there were great scents at the lavender garden and great tastes at the winery. But, Wayne made a very special effort to paint word pictures of the island - views, sites, weather, terrain, experiences, etc - as well as the usual history, geology and all that he normally includes in his tours.

At the end of the day all of his guests and Velcro had a great trip......Ruth said she "saw more of Maui than she ever expected to see." And that it was her "best tour anywhere, any time."

Velcro said "woof, woof," which Ruth assured me, meant that she, too, had a great time.

All in all it was a very rewarding day for Wayne, too. That's one of the things he loves about his job.