Destination: Maui

A few years ago, Ashley's parents bought some property in the city of Kihei on Maui. Lucky for us, they had no problem with us staying in the house for a week.

This is where we're staying!

On Thursday, Ashley headed out to Kihei. On Friday, Tom, Steve and I followed. Today, Shauna, Billy and Jeff are on their way as well!

Tom, Steve and I caught our first flight at 1:15pm. The flight to San Francisco was short and uneventful. Since Tom and I booked our flights at different times, we didn't have seats together. But the guy that I was supposed to sit next to volunteered to switch seats with Tom, so that worked out well for us.

Our lay over went smoothly, and our next flight left on time. We arrived in the Kahului airport a little travel weary, and a bit confused by the time change. I didn't realize that Maui is 4 hours behind Calgary during daylight savings. Even though the clock was telling us it was only 7pm, we were still on Calgary time. So it felt like 11pm! We went to bed at a lame 8:30pm (12:30am Calgary time!)

Of course, this meant we ended up waking up at 6:00am. Ashley gave us a tour of the back yard. There are lime trees full of limes, and a papaya tree too!

Limes in the backyard.

Papayas in the backyard.

We were at the beach by 8:30am and stayed until after 11am. The sand is soft and fine, and the water is surprisingly warm. The air is humid, the sky has been clear. We can see the volcano from the backyard, although it is generally surrounded by clouds. We can also see the windmills on the side of the volcano.

Today we're waiting for Jeff, Shauna and Billy to arrive. But the next few days will be packed with a road trip the the volcano, driving the Road to Hana, and a luau! Of course, we'll get some more beach time in the there, and some BBQing as well. We anticipate spending a lot of time in the backyard enjoying our meals.

The backyard patio.

It smells like tropical fruit right now. Probably because there is a pineapple and some papaya sitting beside me. I understand if you are overwhelmed with jealousy, and never want to read this blog again!