Today, we did....NOTHING...... We woke up to a beautiful sunny morning. Changed into our swim suits and headed for the water.
...had a pool waiter assigned to our area and had smoothies, lunch--which was vege sandwiches and kahlua pulled pork sandwiches-- and whatever else we wanted!
...view from the lounge chair. Pretty amazing, huh!
...another gorgeous scene from my chair....
...looking straight up from my chaise where I was napping...you couldn't create this if you tried...
...so spectacular...we sat in the spas, swam in the pools, then came back to lay out and dry off, read, sip smoothies, nap, and do it all over again....and just fyi: there is every body size and shape imaginable. Spider veins, varicose veins, dimples, tan, medium tan, no tan, lily white. Young, midlife, old, canes, crutches, pedicures and sandals to Sas shoes, waxed and buff to the hairy missing link, you name it they are here. No need for any conciousness... around 5:30pm Patti, Duff and I came back to the condo to shower. Richard was soon to follow. 90 minutes later after we were cleaned up and ready to go to dinner, we looked out the living room window and saw Richard 8 floors down still by the pool in the dark on his computer. Patti called him and he realized how much time had passsed and ran on up for a quick shower. That's what happens here: you don't really keep track of the time. It just escapes you...It's really quite nice to not be beholding to a clock!
We decided to go into Lahaina for dinner at Kimo's. Now this was very unique. You have a roof over your heads and the walls for the kitchen areas, but it's like you are eating on a private pier complete with tiki torches and all. It is right on the water! I will have to explain in another post how to order a fish entree, but suffice it to say I've not had a bad meal since we've been here. This is a picture of the sunset from Kimo's. The restaurant had a little gift shop and we found some unique dessert plates! They might just have something to do with a famous dessert here. The one that legend says the fishermen swam to shore for.... it's initals are: H.P. Any guesses?
Richard dropped us off right at the restaurant door so we could get our name in--which we didn't even have to do; it was no waiting for our party tonight--and went to park the car. He made the decision to park it all the way at the end of Front Street, so after our dinner we could walk and enjoy all the shops. It is a lot like Main Street in Park City, or Balboa Island with all the little lights and quaint stores and restaurants. At the end of the street where the car was parked is a Banyan tree that is over 100 years old. It was already dark when we got there, but I got this picture of it off google. There are no words to describe it.
Got home and Richard went to bed and we watched a show on Animal Planet about a collassel squid. It was pretty fascinating, especially considering we are in Hawaii where there are all things ocean. The whales continue to play and it is completely entertaining. The smallest things satisfy. Sounds like a good motto to live by!
Aloha and Mahalo!
...had a pool waiter assigned to our area and had smoothies, lunch--which was vege sandwiches and kahlua pulled pork sandwiches-- and whatever else we wanted!
...view from the lounge chair. Pretty amazing, huh!
...another gorgeous scene from my chair....
...looking straight up from my chaise where I was napping...you couldn't create this if you tried...
...so spectacular...we sat in the spas, swam in the pools, then came back to lay out and dry off, read, sip smoothies, nap, and do it all over again....and just fyi: there is every body size and shape imaginable. Spider veins, varicose veins, dimples, tan, medium tan, no tan, lily white. Young, midlife, old, canes, crutches, pedicures and sandals to Sas shoes, waxed and buff to the hairy missing link, you name it they are here. No need for any conciousness... around 5:30pm Patti, Duff and I came back to the condo to shower. Richard was soon to follow. 90 minutes later after we were cleaned up and ready to go to dinner, we looked out the living room window and saw Richard 8 floors down still by the pool in the dark on his computer. Patti called him and he realized how much time had passsed and ran on up for a quick shower. That's what happens here: you don't really keep track of the time. It just escapes you...It's really quite nice to not be beholding to a clock!
We decided to go into Lahaina for dinner at Kimo's. Now this was very unique. You have a roof over your heads and the walls for the kitchen areas, but it's like you are eating on a private pier complete with tiki torches and all. It is right on the water! I will have to explain in another post how to order a fish entree, but suffice it to say I've not had a bad meal since we've been here. This is a picture of the sunset from Kimo's. The restaurant had a little gift shop and we found some unique dessert plates! They might just have something to do with a famous dessert here. The one that legend says the fishermen swam to shore for.... it's initals are: H.P. Any guesses?
Richard dropped us off right at the restaurant door so we could get our name in--which we didn't even have to do; it was no waiting for our party tonight--and went to park the car. He made the decision to park it all the way at the end of Front Street, so after our dinner we could walk and enjoy all the shops. It is a lot like Main Street in Park City, or Balboa Island with all the little lights and quaint stores and restaurants. At the end of the street where the car was parked is a Banyan tree that is over 100 years old. It was already dark when we got there, but I got this picture of it off google. There are no words to describe it.Got home and Richard went to bed and we watched a show on Animal Planet about a collassel squid. It was pretty fascinating, especially considering we are in Hawaii where there are all things ocean. The whales continue to play and it is completely entertaining. The smallest things satisfy. Sounds like a good motto to live by!
Aloha and Mahalo!
4 comments:
We watched that same show last night about the colossal squid too!
Thanks for the great travel log. It looks so beautiful. I've never been to Hawaii, but would love to go if I ever had enough money to do so. Love the quilt piece. I'm so wanting to learn to quilt right now, but need to get my SB room finished and the office cleaned before I start some other type of craft.
Also, I'm sure HP stands for Hula Pie.
Just curious...how are you posting to your blog? Did you take your laptop and camera cord and do they have wireless there or what?
Correct on the h.p.!
And yes, we took the laptop and camera cord. There is wireless EVERYWHERE: in the rooms, outside at the pools, etc.
Everything is so beautiful! Ditto on what Kristin said, never been but would love to go.
Thanks for letting me live vicariously!
Cindy,
I haven't been to Maui since 1998, but it is my favorite of the islands in the Hawaiian chain, thus far.
I'm surprised that with the Plantation Course there, that Duff hasn't been out on the links. That is the course that they play the Mercedes open at every year to start the PGA tour.
Todd & I attempted to play it when we were there. It was more an exorcise in who could lose the most golf balls. I won, of course! But I did manage to get a par on one of the holes that you have to shoot over a canyon type area.
Okay, now I'm thinking about Hawaii & wishing I were there with you. SIGH !
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