Since we didn't leave Hawaii until late at night we needed something to do during the day. We had to be out of the hotel by 11:30. (that is the best they could offer us after we asked if we could stay later) We called the desk and did the automated check out and then stayed in the room another 30 minutes watching TV and reading. Aren't we rebels?
After that we went back to Lahaina (Is it too obvious how much I love it there?) for one more round of pizza at BJ's. (Nope, I'm not touching that one.) They have a lunch deal that is super cheap (even on the mainland it would be a good deal) called "The Nooner." You get a personal Chicago Style pizza
and a salad. They have the most amazing papaya dressing for their salads.
We had called Delta and asked how early we could check our bags. We were told six hours before the flight. We got there 5.5 hours before we were to leave and found out that the Delta desk at the Hawaii airport didn't open for at least another hour. (Some said an hour, others said 45 minutes) We were stuck since we had already gone through the agricultural check point. We sat in line talking to a fabulous gay couple for the next hour. I even got to watch a slide show on their IPhone of all the hot guys on Waikiki Beach.
Once we got our bags checked we spent some more time killing time. We ate a quick dinner and watched the water near the pier while we read in our car. Finally it was time to go to the airport for real. I was freaking out that my sand and shells would be discovered but really it was the coconut banks I had bought for the kids that I should have been worried about. I was stopped near our gate at yet another agriculture stop point accused of trying to bring home coconuts. After digging them out, passing some dirty undies along the way to the bottom of my bag, I was cleared.
We watched Yes Man right after we took off and then took our Tylenol PM and the rest of our trip is a bit foggy. I would swear to you that I never slept but the flight went pretty quick so I am guessing I did. I do know that I ate McDonald's at LAX around 4:45 am. I personally think selling that crap that early in the morning should be against the law. We were glad to get home and even more glad to get a four hour long nap.
I am still pretty screwed up time wise. I didn't think it would be an issue but I am up until 1:00am each night and can barely drag myself out of bed when the alarm goes off at 8:00. I had been getting up pretty good, even before the alarm on most days, but that is no longer the case.
And that my friends is our trip to Maui in a nutshell. (Yes I realize that it must have been a very large nut.)
I will be craving their food for years to come. From now on when I ask Paul for a nooner it will have a whole new meaning ;)
After eating we walked around looking in shops debating on whether we could fit anything else in our bags or not.
After eating we walked around looking in shops debating on whether we could fit anything else in our bags or not.
Paul found two pairs of clearance surfer shorts and I got a long sarong (they were everywhere, I would have felt weird not buying one) that we were able to stuff into our carry-ons. After killing as much time as we could we gave up on battling the geriatrics from the two cruise ships,
got our last shaved ice
and headed for Kahului to check our luggage.
We had called Delta and asked how early we could check our bags. We were told six hours before the flight. We got there 5.5 hours before we were to leave and found out that the Delta desk at the Hawaii airport didn't open for at least another hour. (Some said an hour, others said 45 minutes) We were stuck since we had already gone through the agricultural check point. We sat in line talking to a fabulous gay couple for the next hour. I even got to watch a slide show on their IPhone of all the hot guys on Waikiki Beach.
Once we got our bags checked we spent some more time killing time. We ate a quick dinner and watched the water near the pier while we read in our car. Finally it was time to go to the airport for real. I was freaking out that my sand and shells would be discovered but really it was the coconut banks I had bought for the kids that I should have been worried about. I was stopped near our gate at yet another agriculture stop point accused of trying to bring home coconuts. After digging them out, passing some dirty undies along the way to the bottom of my bag, I was cleared.
We watched Yes Man right after we took off and then took our Tylenol PM and the rest of our trip is a bit foggy. I would swear to you that I never slept but the flight went pretty quick so I am guessing I did. I do know that I ate McDonald's at LAX around 4:45 am. I personally think selling that crap that early in the morning should be against the law. We were glad to get home and even more glad to get a four hour long nap.
I am still pretty screwed up time wise. I didn't think it would be an issue but I am up until 1:00am each night and can barely drag myself out of bed when the alarm goes off at 8:00. I had been getting up pretty good, even before the alarm on most days, but that is no longer the case.
And that my friends is our trip to Maui in a nutshell. (Yes I realize that it must have been a very large nut.)
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I MISS LAHINA!!!
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