J and I recently returned from a GLORIOUS week in Maui. Oh my, we just cannot wait to go back. Next time, we're staying for 10 days! :-)
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| View from our condo |
We stayed in Kihei. Amazing beaches, great restaurants, very nice area without being over the top che-che. Our condo was on
Keawakapu Beach, which offered great lounging, long walks, and good snorkeling.
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| J getting ready to snorkel. |
We had a full kitchen in our condo, so we only ate out for dinner two times.
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| My lovely Mama mixing up Mai Tais. |
We first went to
The Five Palms and we all had the "Trio of Fresh Hawaiian Fish." Oh yum! I believe this restaurant had the best view and atmosphere that I've ever been in. The second dinner that we enjoyed was at
Cafe O'Lei. We chose this place via recommendation--don't think we would have gone on looks and location alone; it's on the top floor of a strip mall. The service was great, food was superb, and the drinks were strong. I had the blackened mahi-mahi with mango salsa, and of course, amazing. We also had a quick lunch at
Da Kitchen which serves the traditional Hawaiian "Plate Lunch." Hubs ate something called "Loco Moco." Wish I would've had my camera there, it was this incredible heart attack on a plate: a burger patty with fried eggs and smothered in gravy.
We hiked the Waihe'e Valley Trail on morning. I will write a separate post on that.
The
Iao Needle was visited. There was a short walk to the viewpoint, and it was very windy up there. The needle was once used as a lookout by the Maui army when they battled Kamehameha's army in 1790.
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Elevation 2250 ft.
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We also went on an incredible
Trilogy Discover Lanai adventure/snorkeling cruise. Which also deserves it's own post... later. :-)
We did much snorkeling and much boogie boarding.
Ahihi Cove is probably the best snorkel spot in South Maui, and
Big Beach is THE place to boogie board. We loved these two spots greatly.
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| Daddy |
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| J getting ready |
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| Huge waves at Big Beach |
OK, enough for now. I'm going outside to enjoy the PNW's fleeting sunshine! More later, I promise!
1 comment:
How fun! Sounds like you all had a wonderful time! You got me excited for my upcoming honeymoon there! We're stopping at Oahu first, and then going to Maui. I'll have to look into the restaurants you recommended! Out of all three which one would you definitely recommend we go to? The first one? :) Any other advice? :)
Very nice pictures, thanks for sharing!
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