We arrived in Maui extremely early yesterday, as we took a 7am flight out of Honolulu, not thinking that we would then have a whole day of carting around our things until we could get into our hotel…oops. When we were leaving the airport we realized it was a 25 minute drive and thought it might make sense to rent a car. Until we realized that a car for the 5 days we are here would run us about a thousand dollars, at which point we settled for the taxi.
Our hotel is in an area of the island called Kihei. Upon arriving in the area we realized we had picked a good spot. The beaches are big and right across the street from where we are staying and the surrounding area is full of adorable shops. We found a restaurant for breakfast/lunch that Kelsey thought Lindsay might enjoy, but maybe mostly for the name - Moose McGillycuddy’s. We arrived during football Sunday, which people apparently still take very seriously, even though the state doesn’t have a team. There were a ton of screaming Seahawks fans, which made our meal interesting, as the Seahawks game was the only one we couldn’t see. But it wasn’t hard to discern what was happening based on the reactions of the crown and the lady in the corner constantly starting the chant “SEA” - “HAWKS,” “SEA” - “HAWKS.”
The condo is awesome. Kelsey and Jake both get separate bathrooms, which is a revelation. We’re in a small stretch of about two miles where everything is set up for the people living and staying in 4 or 5 different little villas and hotels. A handful of restaurants, like 12 snorkel rental stores, and some general needs spots. Kids are everywhere. The median family unit seems to be around 2 grandparents, 4 parents, 6 kids. There are two beached separated by some rocks, and these beaches are clearly the place to be during the day. The waves are pretty mild and the ocean temperature feels only a few degrees off from the air temperature.
While sitting on the beach, we came up with 2 movies - the first is a romantic comedy version of Groundhog Day where a man, played by Oscar Isaacs for some reason (Kelsey says he was a “goofy sidekick” character before he made it big?), is forced to relive his wedding day over and over until he realizes he’s marrying the wrong girl and discovers that the girl for him has been under his nose the whole time. This film will be set in Hawaii and it is called “Maui’d“. The sequel, “Maui’d 2” will star Rashida Jones as she returns to Maui years after she is rejected by Oscar and searches for her own happy ending (with a dude) with the help of her best friend. Finally, under New Years fireworks, when the plan has failed, Rashida realizes that she has found love: the platonic sisterly love of her friend. Just like Frozen. But then her surf instructor comes over and also asks her out so the movie kind of has its cake and eats it (also like Frozen). Basically Hawaiian Frozen.
