Paradise '08

Kapalua

Moi and Melissa on the whale watch

2 Whales

Whale Tail

Honolua Bay

John and Melissa at Hula Grill

Moi and Rob at Hula Grill
John and Melissa at Grand Wailea

Moi and Rob at Grand Wailei

Four Seasons Resort--Gorgeous!

Rob and I met our long time Cali friends John and Melissa in Maui for our vacay. We always talked about going together and finally pulled it off. It was awesome! The only rule was that there were no kids allowed. Here are some pics and some of the highlights...

• We had the most delish food at some of our all time fave restaurants! The Prawns Amaretto at Longhi's had an amazing orange amaretto sauce. I thoroughly enjoyed the full cube of butter in the sauce and practically licked my plate clean. Then there was the hula pie at Kimo's which was to die for. Imagine a half-inch thick Oreo cookie crust filled with macadamia nut ice cream and chocolate sauce. The waffle cone of coconut macadamia nut ice cream from Lappert's was the best ice cream ever! I think we all gained 5 pounds while we were there.


• Melissa and I hadn't seen any whales so on the last day we decided to do a whale watch. We saw TONS and they were CLOSE. It was so amazing to watch the little baby whale jump and play in the water while his parents dove underneath. Then we watched three males try to fight for the attention of a female. They must have thought she was a hottie!


• The last three days were pretty windy which created huge waves on Kaanapali Beach (usually the waves are small here). It was fun to watch the surfers ride the shore break. I thought they were nuts since they were pretty much getting dumped into the sand.


• We walked around the gorgeous tropical grounds of the Four Seasons, Grand Wailea, and Ritz Carlton and imagined what it would be like to stay in an $800 a night room.


• We all jumped off Black Rock with the exception of Melissa who was swept off the cliff by a big wave during her climb up. The rock left her leg bruised and cut up. Reef rash anyone?


• Rob and John were awesome surf buddies and cruised all over the island in search of good waves while Melissa and I slathered on the coconut oil to bring home the perfect souvenir tan.

A special thanks to Grams, Grandpapa, and Aunt Jenny Penny for taking such great care of Noah!