Maui-wow-ee

M and I decided that we, as grown-ups, would get ourselves a little vay-cay and so we planned, schemed, looked forward to and schlepped ourselves to beautiful Maui the week prior to la navidad. Thanks to a wonderful recommendation we stayed at the Mauian hotel on Napili Bay and it was just fabulous. We had a cute little kitchen in our unit, our room was a strenuous 20 or so paces from the sand, the water was blessedly waaaaaaaaarm, we ran almost every day, relaxed everyday, cooked most meals but also enjoyed some yummy yummy yum yum ones in local restaurants, most deliciously here, caught up on some reading, snorkeled a bit, experienced some BODACIOUS people watching and overall had a lovely time.

It was kind of weird having a big vacation in the middle of the school year and right before Christmas but so nice at the same time since it was such a difference from our day-to-day and we're both quite grateful for the time we had together in the warm Maui sun. Here are some pictures of those wonderful days and look forward to more blog posts catching me up until now!



  
Early morning flight to paradise...view of the shuffleboard courts from our room.
  
Our little abode and lanai =)
  

  

  
The above are views at our hotel.
 

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

     
These are for you Dad!
  

  

   All of the above are scenes from the resort next to ours. There was a coastal trail that goes out for about a mile and a half that we would run/walk and it included a very lunar-at-some-point volcanic patch which I loved...so pretty and fun!    Bathing Beauties!
Mike made a friend (or the other way around?) on the shuffleboard courts.

Mai Tais at the resort next door...and flowers in our hair! 
  

  

  
The biggest Banyon tree in...somewhere, I can't remember. It's in old town Lanai and it's so super cool because Banyon trees actually drop down roots from their branches and that's what all those "tree trunks" are!
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  
We caved into being tourists and did it up luau style, as seen above. There was an entire roast pig that was buried in a sand pit that was unveiled for everyone and I made a plumeria hair clip and we got leis and it was fun fun fun. The Polynesian dancing was my favorite part, that and sitting traditional style on the ground.
  
Our first day celebration shave ice (these are a bit out of order I guess).

Our Maui pet. M was none too pleased, rather displeased actually, when this friend tried to join us. He and a couple of furry friends live in the neighborhood and just get to hang out at the beach with tourists all day.
 Maholo Maui for our great vacation!