Of course one of my favorite things about vacation is incorporating in good food. And, we've made a point of doing that so far. Upon arrival, we indulged in delicious key lime pie martinis (featuring KeKe, which cannot be found in the northwest), the hummus plate, and the edamame salsa at Mala. So good! Last night, we had fantastic appetizers at Longhi's, mine accompanied by an incredibly refreshing limey Mojito. Tonight, we had another delicious dinner of sushi at Sansei's. All old faves. All still as wonderful as before.

Oooooo. And today, while walking on Front Street in Lahaina, I had a scoop of Tutu's Anniversary. It's coconut ice cream mixed with passion fruit and raspberry sorbet. Yum! Yum! Yum!

Life on the island is good! I'm soaking up the sunshine today. Yesterday, we took the long and winding drive to Hana. That was all well and good, until the drive home when Trav drank all the water from my water bottle, because the spout makes a sound like a chirping bird, and then we had to stop five times (literally!) for him to pee at mostly side-of-the-road locations. It got rocky at moments trying to find suitable places to pull over. We were ready for a cocktail by the time we got to Longhi's for an early dinner. Trav and I caught sunset from the rock wall while Mols caught up with old coworkers. Today, we were going to do a snorkel boat trip in the morning, but we didn't plan well for that, and Molly had a paper due, so we took it easy instead.

I'm loving the relaxation aspect of this vacation. I haven't been to Maui in a few years now, but it's basically the same. It's familiar and comfortable, and I enjoy the slower pace. While Mols worked today, Trav and I spent a lovely morning down at the beach and at the resort's pool. This gave us the more time together that he's been demanding recently. Trav is adorable and kooky. We took a walk by the ocean to some seaweedy rocks, and the entire way he picked up handfuls of sand to toss into the waves while shouting, "Do you want a piece of me?!?!" It was all very Lieutenant Dan of Forrest Gump. We dug a big hole in the sand to watch the waves fill it in. He also showed me his bubble blowing and face-in-water skills that he learned at swimming lessons in the pool.

Our suite here is really great. The kitchen is about the size of my apartment. My bathroom has a spacious open shower, with one of those big raindrop shower heads. The shower is one of my favorite activities. Molly and Trav have a big jetted tub in their room, too.there's cable! I'm enjoying using the gym in the evenings. My bed is comfy, and it's easy to get a good night's sleep. When I wake up, I like just pulling my hair back in the morning and tossing on my suit before heading out for the day.

The trip is going fast, and on Thursday Bryn and her boyfriend Sam will arrive to overlap with us for a couple of days. We're going to a luau to celebrate Sam's 30th on Friday.

I will try to post pictures soon. Sometimes the flash on my camera goes off on random shots, and every single time this happens, the resulting picture ends up looking like I've super-imposed myself and whoever into a fake tropical background. Every single time. It's hilarious in a way.

Off to bed!