We leave for our three week vacation in Maui on Thursday and we are getting super excited! However, the thought of being disconnected from the net for three weeks was something I didn’t want to consider... So I signed up with NetZero last night. (don’t let the name fool you, I’m not getting interNET for ZERO dollars, it’s costing me $9.95) I installed the client last night, but since we have no phone line, I cannot test it out before we get there (and I’ve never even used the modem before on my laptop). I’m sure there will be multitudes of problems, but I can’t complain, I’ll be in Hawaii!
Maui 2004: Dec 12 - Dec 18
We arrived in Maui at 2PM yesterday; completely clear skys, 85 degrees! It took us a ridiculous amount of time to get a rental car, but even though “they were out of mini-vans” we got one anyway. The condo is awesome, it’s right on the water! I’m hearing waves hit the beach while I type these words. Here are some pics from our balcony, the pink ones are from the sunrise this morning.
Kara has a passable description of yesterday over at Spicy Princess. I’ll add a few details...
Yesterday we went grocery shopping for breakfast food, beach food, and booze. The prices are absolutely insane and we were at a regular grocery store, not a little mini-mart. I was going to get some ice cream, but the Breyer’s half gallon of Mint Chocolate Chip was $7.70 plus tax!!!
After we went shopping, my mom and sister stopped at Starbucks. I went in with them to, I guess, get an iced latte, but had to leave before we got to the front of the line. There is something SO wrong about leaving Seattle to go to Maui and then going to Starbucks!
The shops in Lahaina were standard beach shop fare, though the art galleries were entertaining. I’ve officially become a fan of surrealist painter Victor Bregda; his stuff is fascinating to look at!
We brought a handful of boardgames to entertain us during the downtimes and last night we played Carcassonne: The Castle. Kara beat me as per usual with all the Carcassonne games. Someday I’ll learn her secret and use it against her!
Today we are going to spend all day at the beach, so lots of sunscreen for my Mr. Phillip-like skin.
