Well here we are again, and Spring Break is upon us....and guess where we went?
Yes, back in August after a quick discussion about holidays and our options, we decided to bite the budget again and head to Maui....after all we had six months to prepare and save. However it never really works out that way!!
However it was a welcomed break for the family to recharge, reheat, spend quality time together without the ties and commitments of work, school and activities and allowed James and I some time to spend together, he actually stayed awake beyond 9pm!!....and you know what, I think we actually still get on!!!
Standing at the luggage carousel, I collected my bag and then waited, the crowd gradually dwindled and the carousel was empty with no sign of the boys cases, with the sunglasses, camera and video camera...the case that James had mentioned that he had forgot to lock as we were sat in the departure lounge in Calgary. Since he had mentioned that, I had interestedly viewed others cases and it seems that nobody else locks their cases!!!
We spoke to one of the assistants who reassured us that this is common and that it may arrive on the next flight. So we continued ahead to pick up our car and grab a drink, were thinking about buying shorts for James and Finlay, when they called to say the luggage had arrived as suspected on the next flight.
We finally checked in to our accommodation and jumped into the pool.
That evening I had an altercation with a dodgy grater and took a chunk out of the knuckle on my thumb, which was still bleeding the next day when I unwrapped our dressing. So as the kids played on the beach I saute out a pharmacy to get more supplies, the pharmacist wanted to see the damage and spent the next hour trying to stop the bleeding....Now did you know apart from ice, compression, and elevation, that putting a chopped raw potato on a bleeding wound or a wet or dry tea bag on it actually helps to stop the bleeding. However I must warn you that the potato hurts like hell and almost brought tears to my eyes. So off I went with my treatment bag of earl grey tea bags, raw potato and some silver nitrate sticks in case it continued, which thankfully it didn't. One day of keeping it relatively dry and then I was willing to risk the sand and the sea. After all, now that I don't have to worry about loosing contact lenses!!! I was eager to dive right in !!!
Maui the Island of Rainbows, whales and turtles.
One of my favorite beaches this year was Pa'ako Beach also known as Secret cove. It is literally accessed through a hole in the wall. walk through this and we fell upon a beautiful little pocket of sand. When we were there there was a couple getting married, the photographer and his family and then a mother and son. The little beach is charming and has rocks to climb, rock pools to explore and great safe waves to play in. Finlay had fun playing with two hermit crabs.
Sea monsters to be ware off.
Mermaids washed on shore.
We usually made it to the beaches by 9 am and stayed until we felt the sand burning our feet as we run to the water, that signals the time to head back for some lunch on the patio, shaved ice and either a treed park to play in or to play in the cold pool at our accommodation.
Shaved ice is always a favorite with the kids.
Enjoying the shade of a tree.
One of the most unusual trees I have ever seen is the Banyan tree in Lahiana, which encompasses an entire park Banyan tree, though at first glance many think it’s a small forest. It is, in fact, one tree that stands 50 feet tall, is nearly a quarter of a mile around and has over than 10 trunks that anchor it into the ground.
The very nature of the Banyan tree is what makes it so magnificent. The tree grows by the roots that hang from its branches. These roots are like soil-seeking missiles, and when enough of them reach the soil, they thicken and provide another trunk to support the tree’s mass. Essentially, it grows upwards and outwards. Of course, the tree is now such a beloved part of the community that it receives a bit of man-made help with posts to keep the old tree standing.
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