Maui {Days 1 & 2}

What can I say about Maui except it was absolutely perfect?  Christian and I had been talking about going somewhere warm and beachy for the past year to celebrate a big bday and get away from the cold Seattle November.  We arrived in Maui after an early Friday morning flight to blue skies and a heat that almost knocked us over, and after a quick trip to Costco by the airport {in our fancy, complimentary upgraded Jeep Wrangler} we headed out to the west coast of the island, driving along the water right before sunset.  We pulled up to our condo in Napili Beach and were greeted by open windows and the sound of the ocean waves rolling in from the lanai.  We were starving so after admiring our first of many Maui sunsets, we headed just up the road to Maui Brewing Company to stuff our faces with a nice fresh brew and yummy food.  After rolling ourselves home full of food and beer, we enjoyed our first night of vacation with the windows open and the sound of the waves lulling us to sleep.  Saturday morning we woke up bright and early and headed into Lahaina for macadamia nut pancakes at the Pioneer Inn {highly recommended by Maddie}.  We wandered around Lahaina, which has the cutest downtown, heading in and out of shops and strolling hand in hand by the ocean.  Once lunchtime rolled around, we decided to go to another recommendation, The Fish Market, which as a tiny shop in a strip mall just down from our condo didn't seem like much, but was one of the best meals I had of the trip {the shrimp burrito was da bomb}.  After lunch, we stopped off at a little roadside beach to put our feet in the water, then headed back to the condo for some lounging on the sand.  We got ourselves all lathered up in sunscreen and filled up our pre-mixed Mai Tai's, only to walk outside to the rain starting to drop.  We headed back to our lanai where we sipped the Mai Tai's and took in the views until the rain finally stopped and we were able to spend the afternoon out on the lounge chairs and in the hot tub.  When it was time for dinner, we cooked up a few Costco steaks and paired with some macaroni salad and a glass of wine, it was the perfect end to a perfect first full day in Maui :)

 the view as we walked into our sweet condo

 maui brewing company

macadamia nut pancakes

 lahaina

 heading back to the condo after the rains started right as we were walking out

 cheers to the lanai!

 finally getting out to the beach

xoxo,
stephanie marie