Over Martin Luther King Weekend (January 15-19th), Joelle and I headed over to Maui, Hawaii, for a quick getaway. We had been looking forward to this trip for a while, even though we knew it would be quick, as it was our cliche "last getaway before baby is born" – the "babymoon" you so often hear about. Joelle had never been to Hawaii (I’ve been a couple of times), and it met all of the criteria we were looking for – relaxing, warm, non-stop flights available both ways, within 6 hours away, and lots of umbrella-drinks :)
We stayed in the Ka’anapali region, right on the beach, at the Ka’anapali Beach Hotel. Easy access to the beach (though we only went swimming in the beach there the last day, due to the high winds Maui was experiencing), and adjacent to a great long boardwalk that went from hotel to hotel (with lots of dining and shopping along the way).
Though our trip was short, we saw a lot of Maui – as you’ll see from the pictures, below. We drove the famous "Road to Hana", which I very much enjoyed – as it provided me the ability to go swimming in: (all within a couple of hours)
We also took advantage of the warmth to get out into the ocean on boats twice – we took a morning snorkeling cruise, and an evening sunset dinner cruise, both utilizing only compostable cutlery and plates, along with having the boats powered by biodeisel. It is nice to know environmental friendliness doesn’t need to take a back seat while vacationing.
Those of you on Facebook have already seen these pictures, but for those of you who aren’t yet part of that crowd, here’s a couple albums of highlights from our trip: (Click on each of the images to get to the albums – there are two).
