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Maui -Honeymoon Trip Report
Our honeymoon trip to Maui, it was wonderful! We love the culture and the beauty of Maui. We would go back in a minute!
We got married on September 22, 2007. We had a wonderful day, we really could not have asked for it to go any better. We started our trip with an evening in Chicago. We thought it would be nice to take an easy day (3:30pm flight) after the wedding. So we headed to Chi-town for a nice dinner and gear up for our trip to Maui. We went to one of our favorite restaurants Cocopazzo. We love it there. I am sorry I don’t have any pictures of the food, we were taking it easy, but every time we go there it is fantastic. So a few cocktails on Rush street and little football at ESPN Zone and we are off to bed…early flight next morning Monday September 24th Had a 6:30am flight from Chicago to Maui with a short stop in Oakland. Uneventful flight, but here are a few pics for you:    We landed in Maui about 1:30pm (go time change!) picked up our rental car and we are off to the Hyatt. Should have taken a picture of our car… we got a convertible Mustang-it was fun! I highly suggest renting a convertible if you go to Maui. After a short and scenic 45 minute drive into Kaanapali and we arrive at the Hyatt Resort and Spa. We are greeted with leis and immediately are amazed at the beautiful grounds of the Hyatt! Probably one of the nicest hotels we have been to.  We had a partial ocen view and a view of the mountains   Josh spotted our first rainbow from our balcony: We saw at least one everyday  Our room was great and nicely decorated  Some of the Hyatt Grounds:   After some refreshing we realize we probably should take a short nap-but forget it-we are in Hawaii and need to go explore immediately! We head out to get our first meal in Maui. We walk down the beautiful path along the Ocean-WOW it is beautiful here!!! First stop is the Hula Grill which would be one of our favorite spots. It is right on the water in Whaler’s Village on Kaanapali Beach. A beautiful strip of beach where we will be staying for the next 11 days!! We keep saying “we are in Hawaii!” It has been quite the whirlwind after getting married and all the hype leading up to it… Kinda seems surreal at the moment  . Our first drink at the Hula Grill: Mai Tai and a Hawaiian mango tini-delish!  Our Dinner: I had the ceviche to start, it was very tasty, they added a bit of coconut milk which added a nice richness against the lime juice. I will have to try that next time I make ceviche at home  . I also had a mahi-mahi sandwich with some Asian slaw that was so fresh and yummy:  . Josh ate his fish and chips, which were fabulous- so fabulous I guess we forgot to take a picture! We walked around a little more, but called it an early night…more coming up!!
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2007 Playa Trip Report HERE  2006 Playa Trip Report HERE 2007 Maui Honeymoon Trip Report here  till back in Playa
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Tuesday September 25th
We woke up quite early the next day-(I can never sleep in on vacation) and went down to the pool at the Hyatt which is gorgeous   This is the grotto bar underneath and through the waterfall of the pool   We decided to go into Lahaina for some breakfast. View from Front Street:  We talked to a local who directed us to the Sunrise Café. It was a perfect little hole in the wall on the beach which served up nice portions and we tried Portuguese sausage for the first time. It was delicious! It looked like kielbasa, but it was not smoked and had a wonderful flavor. Sorry, no picture, I was jetlagged and hungry! Back up to the pool for some more R & R. Man it is beautiful here!! The Hawaiian people are truly special; they are so nice and make you feel so welcome. It is a little weird to us that we are still in the U.S. It is so far away, we are in paradise, no language barrier, no money to exchange. We are still in the United States! Cool! After a while we are hungry again so we go try the Okazuya Deli near our hotel. Josh had a Maui Onion burger that he said was just OK, I think what made it was the pile of fried onions that were on it-there were a TON. I have the broiled mahi with suteed veggies that was delicious. Again I failed on the pic-leftover Bride Brain I guess…but not to worry LOTS coming I promise! More pool time and went to clean up for dinner… “Dinner” Started drinking, and decided to take the bus into Lahaina. That is the big difference from Playa…you can’t walk to a lot of places. We decided to take the bus in and a cab back. We had some RBV’s (red bull and vodka for those of you who have not read my trip reports yet) trying to shake this jet lag thing so we can stay up for awhile!  We head to Moose Mc Gillicudddy’s first but it was too early and it was dead, then Kimo’s for one drink, and then Lahaina Coolers. Now this is our kind of place. We continued drinking RBV’s hoping to shake the tiredness, but it just wasn’t working, and by the time we remembered to eat I was hammered. We ordered some Kahlua pig tacos…I guess they were alright, but it was too late. I needed to go to bed. We headed back to the hotel and passed out. Sorry for the lack of pics, but again, I will make up for it soon. Last edited by cmsitaly : 10-15-2007 at 01:44 AM. |
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Alright I can continue, Colts have a bye this week, but still keeping an eye on the Dallas/ New England game. Not sure who to root for...
anyway here comes more trip report! Wednesday September 26, 2007 Tummy not feeling too good this am…stupid pork tacos-or the RBV’s who knows  Breakfast was at Soup Nutz and Java Jazz…a funky little joint we would probably hang at during the evening. Huge sound system and Polaroid pics of patrons everywhere. I had a Bonnie omelet-goat cheese, spinach, tomato and onion-served with potatoes…Good, but not great. I actually had a latte to help wake me up from last night’s Tylenol PM Josh had a Spanish omelet-chorizo and cheese-too much for my gut this am  More laying out and relaxing at the hotel pool. We did A LOT of this the first 3 days we were there. Trying to unwind from the wedding More pics of the Hyatt grounds:   Some Thai sculptures representing Mercy, Harmony, and I forget the other   This was a fantastic restaurant in the Hyatt called the Swan Court  [IMG]And the view looking out onto the grounds from the restaurant  Doesn't really do it justice though...you just have to go there  We did some walking up the beach and enjoyed the fabulous view of Lanai and Molokai across the channel:   Lunch was in Lahaina at Thai Chef…fantastic Thai food!!  We split the summer rolls (rice noodles, mint, bean sprouts, pork):  I had the Pink Snapper with ginger and garlic sauce- this was delicious. I was so happy after I ordered this. The menu is huge so was not sure, but it was some of the best Thai food I have had:  Real quick- I have to share this story- There was a crazy local there that had a little episode while we were eating. He kinda looked like one of the surfer/bank robber dudes from the movie Point Break. We was ranting and raving to himself while he was eating. We tried to ignore him-He said he didn’t have any money to pay for the meal he just ate, but was asking for more fried rice.  He then said he could apply for a job and wash dishes to pay for the meal-the waitresses were looking at him like whatever dude, and he continued ranting to himself. I tried to ignore, but Josh kept his eye on him-not sure what to expect.  We continued our meal...The crazy Point Break dude then decided to get up and pick some of their beautiful orchid flowers they had growing in the restaurant, took them back to his table and made earrings out of them…uh okay…time for us to go-we're outtieWeird little event I had to share-  Oh yea, Josh had the yellow curry shrimp-also delicious.  We walked around Lahaina for a little while, pretty touristy with lots of shops and restaurants. There was a cool thing we saw; a Banyan tree infront of the courthouse. They said it was the biggest in Hawaii. Mind you this is ONE tree- see how it extends all the way in the back? One photo could not capture it   Crazy huh? More relaxing a the pool…. Last night at the hotel already! Had a couple of drinks at the Hula Grill and the Rusty Harpoon. Now THIS is the place where we need to ask what time the Colts are playing on Sunday-lots of nice plasma’s everywhere. We asked the bartender and he said either 7:15 or 10:15 (AM mind you)  thank god it was the late game! 10:15am they are showing it-we ponder on whether we need to be watching the game or enjoying Hawaii-we figure we can do both What would we do if it was the early game just outta curiosity? The bartender says they open the doors at 7:00am but don’t serve anything until 8:00am. That time change is a b**ch huh? While we were there Josh tried the local brew:  And off to bed… Last edited by cmsitaly : 10-14-2007 at 05:47 PM. |
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Chris!! I am LOVING this!!! More!!! More!!!!
Did I miss a report/pics from the wedding??? I've been kinda out of sync with the forum these days, so I beg your forgiveness.... Congrats to you and Josh once again from David and me!!! |
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Thursday September 27, 2007
We decided to lay out at the Hyatt pool the next day and enjoy it a little more before checking out at noon. We ate lunch poolside and were glad we had ventured out the rest of the time-not so great especially for the price. After soaking up an ample amount of rays, we checked out of the hotel and headed to our next destination…the Maui Kaanapali Villas, a condo that we would be staying at for the next 8 days. They are some nice condos and still on the beach. Now we have a full kitchen, more room and our adventure travels will begin! Here is the beach right in front of the condo. For those of you who have been to Maui, it is right north of Black Rock. A much nicer less crowded stretch of beach than in front of the Hyatt:   [IMG] I did not think the golden sand of Maui could hold a candle to the white beaches of Playa, but they were gorgeous. The golden sand, deep blue water and the view of the 2 islands is just so different than any beach we have been to. So beautiful! We walked up to Black Rock and took a picture looking back up our beach which goes forever!  Some more R&R on the beach and walk back to the condo to clean up for dinner. This is rough (I am trying my best to keep a straight face)  Oh look they have free yoga classes!-sorry-no formal exercising on this trip-yes I said 'formal'  We had dinner that night at the Fish and Poi in the Napili Resort. We were kinda worried, because when we walked in and were sat, we looked around and we half expected a magician to pop up at our table.  It was kind of a dark, weird lounge lizard type establishment. Josh was giving me the look like “where did you hear about this place?” I was like “from the hours and hours of research I had done on food in Maui!” Believe me it was hours! I started to feel a little uneasy…maybe my food adventures had failed us this time???...ho hum…playing the waiting game now…I hope it’s good, I hope it’s good….Our drinks arrived and they were on spot…good….ok what’s next? Then the Maui onion soup en croute arrived and it was very nice, mild, balanced and it started to redeem the place. Shew! I knew after the soup the rest of the meal would be good. Thank GAWD! I had the Macadamia Nut crusted Mahi with shrimp and lemon caper sauce. It was excellent!! The mahi and shrimp were extremely fresh, and the caper sauce was mild and a little sweeter than at home. Reminded me of the Meyer lemon from California:  Josh had a NY strip with Maui fried onions and Hawaiian barbecue sauce, it was fantastic as well. Josh was smiling now!  I can't remember what we did the rest of the night, but more to come! Tomorrow is the helicopter ride!! . Last edited by cmsitaly : 10-15-2007 at 01:23 AM. |
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