Well it's been a while and I realized I never recapped our quick trip to Maui! As soon as Southwest started selling tickets, we jumped on the crazy low fares and booked a nonstop flight from San Jose to Maui! We've been to Maui and few times, but honestly, there's so much to see (and re-see)!
We watch Stranger Things on the flight and arrived 6 hours later! I had also found a great price on a convertible a few days before we left that ended up being cheaper than a regular car, so this was extra fun.
We stopped at Costco (of course) for wine, poke, and water, and we set off to our AirBnb in Lahaina. I had to grab a shave ice that first night (at Local Boys), we saw a great sunset, had a quick dinner and then went to bed.
We watch Stranger Things on the flight and arrived 6 hours later! I had also found a great price on a convertible a few days before we left that ended up being cheaper than a regular car, so this was extra fun.
We stopped at Costco (of course) for wine, poke, and water, and we set off to our AirBnb in Lahaina. I had to grab a shave ice that first night (at Local Boys), we saw a great sunset, had a quick dinner and then went to bed.
The next morning, we woke up super early because of the jetlag and went off to get some Malasadas (Hawaiian donuts) before leaving for the Road to Hana. Ok, so this is actually our THIRD time doing this, but we still found lots to explore!
We stopped to get a pineapple juice and check out the views, stopped at the rainbow Eucalyptus trees, and had some fabulous BBQ in the first few hours.
Next, we drove to the Red Sand Beach in Hana (one of our favorite beaches ever!), climbed 2 hours through the bamboo forests to get to the waterfalls in Haleakaka National Park, and ate some FABULOUS pineapple banana bread along the way.
That evening, we made our way back to Lahaina and had dinner at Lahaina Fish Company. It was a long day of driving and hiking, so we called it a night!
Our last full day, we grabbed some breakfast and drove north to drive along West Maui's "rugged shores". We stopped at Nahalele's blowhole, saw the heart rocks, and held our breath as the roads were indeed rugged and narrow.
After we made our way around the to top the island, we had lunch at Da Kitchen. Spam Musubi is my new obsession - SO GOOD!!!
Once we got back to Lahaina, we decided to head to the beach to catch some sun. Baby Beach ended up being PERFECT! Our AirBnb provided towels and an umbrella, so we brought those and some wine and relaxed in the calm shores for probably 6 hours.
For dinner, we had a fabulous pizza at Lahaina Pizza Company and went to bed. The next morning, we went back to Baby Beach for a few hours before we had to head to the airport to catch our flight home.
Now that we're living on the West Coast, we've decided that Hawaii is too easy to NOT do every year. Next time, we're thinking Kauai (once SWA starts their nonstops) and Kona is probably in our near future as well.
Mahalo Hawaii - we'll be back!
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