Five years ago Scott and I went to Kauai to celebrate my retirement, his 60th birthday, and our 40th anniversary. Maui 2020 was a celebration of Scott's 65th birthday, his retirement, and our 45th anniversary. Day 1 was mainly a travel day.
We set out at o dark 30 to SeaTac airport, an airport that is usually a nightmare to navigate. Boarding passes were printed at home, but we were not seated together. After a quick, and I mean quick, stop at the ticket counter, we were placed on a list for seat changes. Now would come the nightmare, the SeaTac airport security line. But it wasn't. We were the first people in line and walked right through. We both got checked for various reasons, but the process was relatively painless. We prepared for the long, time consuming lines, and there were none. Now what to do? Coffee of course!
The plane ride was pleasant. Hawaiian airlines actually provides meals at no cost, even in coach. Then came landing, getting the car, stopping for a few groceries, and finding the condo. We stayed on the 4th floor, highest floor in the building, of Paki Maui on Lower Honoapiilani Road. The address is in Lahaina, but it is on the far outskirts and not in the city proper, just like South Hill has a Puyallup address, but is not in the city of Puyallup.
We would spend a lot of time on the lanai resting, sea life watching and enjoying the warmth of the Hawaiian weather.
Dinner was from the fish market across the street.
He had a fish burger made of ground fish. I had a fish sandwich. Both were complete with cole slaw and freshly homemade chips. It is dangerous to be right across the street from the market. We soon found an even more dangerous little strip mall just a block from the condo, but that story is for tomorrow.
We soon learned that this would be a fun, restful, rejuvenating trip. More adventures to come, but after a long travel day, we were both exhausted. We enjoyed the view from the lanai for a long time before retiring to bed.
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