Summer Nights

I wish I could take us all to Maui .  We would jump into the ocean once we started to bake.  Wet hair and swimsuits would keep us cool while we waited for the sun to set.

Maui Memories

I was looking over my photo disc & discovered these photos from the first day of my vacation. Was this really less than two weeks ago?

The is the first shot taken of me in Maui. I could just feel the stress melting off me. Robert too.

Our first stop was Kimo's in Lahaina. Not a recommendation. Fresh seared tuna? Tasted frozen. Maybe it was a bad day.

2nd stop. Private beach at the hotel.

Wearing the necklace placed around our necks at check-in.

This sweet little cardinal was the first visitor to our room.

Walking from the hotel to the beach. The view was breathtaking.

Robert in the hammock. I really wanted to show the money shot captured when he was wrangling with it, but I feel bad.

The view from our room at sunset.

Paradise...

I couldn't resist.

La Isla Bonita

Kapalua Bay near our hotel. Post-snorkeling nap.

View from the lobby of Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua.

Hanging out in my fave hideaway.

A private cabana! Yeah!

The view from my girly cave. (Thx Rainn Wilson.)

Our tax dollars hard at work.

Breakfast on our balcony. Creeping cardinal behind Robert.

Give them an inch, they take the entire table.

The scorpion & planter's punch at Mama's Fish House might be the best tiki drinks in Maui.

The coolest menu ever! It displays the name of the fishermen (and women) & where they caught the fish.

I forget what we ordered. Too many tiki drinks.

This parrot guards the entry of Mama's. Almost bit his nose.

The town of Paia is similar to Venice. Where else can you buy a dress covered with Bob Marley's face? Yeah!
On our hike, smiling because I'm moisturizing my cuticles with the Kukui nut. Hike? Not so fun.

Twin Falls.

Baldwin Beach near Paia.

Aloha Maui. Sniff.

Here Today, Gone 2 Maui

Out of Town

Dear readers, I'm typing this from my blackberry in Maui. At the moment, I'm riding in a van heading out for a waterfall hike. I'm sitting next to a guy who has a hacking cough, there's an extremely pregnant woman sitting behind me, I'm wearing hideous water shoes, trying to ignore the humidity & stay awake as the voice of the monotone tour guide says the spiel he's undoubtedly repeated thousands of times before.

That said, I haven't been this relaxed in months. (If I am honest with myself, it's probably been a couple years). I realize I didn't even say goodbye & I hope you forgive me for that, but that's how these things go.

Plus, I will be back early next week.

Aloha!
(Seriously. when someone greets me with aloha, I say hi or hola. I can't bring myself to say aloha aloud... & the hang ten sign? I'm more of a high-fiver or a hugger!)

xoxo
Suzanne