MANY months ago ... not too long after we had our flights booked for Maui ... for our usual time of 10/8-10/22. Low & behold ... a few weeks later, I see a post on FB that my nephew officially decided on an Oct 20th wedding date. dagnabit. So, a few days later, we got in touch with the airlines and made changes to our flight to bring us home a few days early. THEN, we contacted our timeshare mgmt company and changed the dates of our stay- to the tune of a couple hundred dollars. I teased my nephew that this meant "we" were his wedding present! Sadly, a month or so later, the wedding venue was altered & landed week earlier yet and, at the risk of another fee for making travel changes ... we were unable to attend the wedding ... which took place TODAY! My son has texted a couple of pictures, so we don't feel quite so separated from the action- but I wish things had turned out differently.
HOWEVER ... having said that, we are here.. and that means we do what we do when we find ourselves in Paradise #2 ... & today, that meant a full day out & about! It started with a yummy breakfast at a local hangout in Wailuku called the Tasty Crust. Banana pancakes & bacon gave us happy opus and gave us a jump start for a few errands (ie:the Hawaiian Scrapbook store) then onward to Iao Valley for some walking/hiking/foto ops. With the tradewinds back, there were skies bluer than should be legal without a fee, and the streams were full and babbling around every corner!
Still ahead was a "date" to meet our Livermore friends Bill & Veronica at the Maui Ocean Center. It was a bit windy in that direction (Ma'alaea Harbor), but we saw it as an opportunity to beat the heat slightly and do without the pesky flies too!! The sea critters were agreeable with our visit & we really enjoyed the outing... including a lunch at Seascape where we not only enjoyed some fresh fish - but also shared a HUGE slice of Maui Mud Pie!!! We walked it off afterward .. then headed for the barn. Day 12, over & out!!!
MANY months ago ... not too long after we had our flights booked for Maui ... for our usual time of 10/8-10/22. Low & behold ... a few weeks later, I see a post on FB that my nephew officially decided on an Oct 20th wedding date. dagnabit. So, a few days later, we got in touch with the airlines and made changes to our flight to bring us home a few days early. THEN, we contacted our timeshare mgmt company and changed the dates of our stay- to the tune of a couple hundred dollars. I teased my nephew that this meant "we" were his wedding present! Sadly, a month or so later, the wedding venue was altered & landed week earlier yet and, at the risk of another fee for making travel changes ... we were unable to attend the wedding ... which took place TODAY! My son has texted a couple of pictures, so we don't feel quite so separated from the action- but I wish things had turned out differently. 
HOWEVER ... having said that, we are here.. and that means we do what we do when we find ourselves in Paradise #2 ... & today, that meant a full day out & about! It started with a yummy breakfast at a local hangout in Wailuku called the Tasty Crust. Banana pancakes & bacon gave us happy opus and gave us a jump start for a few errands (ie:the Hawaiian Scrapbook store) then onward to Iao Valley for some walking/hiking/foto ops. With the tradewinds back, there were skies bluer than should be legal without a fee, and the streams were full and babbling around every corner!
Still ahead was a "date" to meet our Livermore friends Bill & Veronica at the Maui Ocean Center. It was a bit windy in that direction (Ma'alaea Harbor), but we saw it as an opportunity to beat the heat slightly and do without the pesky flies too!! The sea critters were agreeable with our visit & we really enjoyed the outing... including a lunch at Seascape where we not only enjoyed some fresh fish - but also shared a HUGE slice of Maui Mud Pie!!! We walked it off afterward .. then headed for the barn. Day 12, over & out!!!
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