Thursday, May 10, 2007

Maui, Hawaii.....Paradise


For those of you that have experienced the beauty of Hawaii, you are truely blessed to have experienced paradise. For the rest of you....book a ticket NOW!

Toby and I had an awesome time reconnecting with my family during the week in Maui. We lived it up on the beaches of Kamaole, Beach, Ulua Beach, and more. The snorkeling was best in the morning when all the fish came out to feed, and we had the pleasure of encountering an eel, multiple sea turtles, trumpet fish, and tons of other tropical fish. Thanks to Uncle Rick and his boogie boards, we had some monster rides and monster wipe outs boogie boarding at Big Beach with his family and mine. I think everyone experienced at least one scary beating, if not more, during the trip.....but we kept going back!

Toby and I especially enjoyed visiting a grocery store and being able to buy much missed items like pretzels, real juice, Annie´s mac & cheese, and more. We also loved vising Maui Taco´s to have vegetarian Mexican food we had been lacking somewhat in Guatemala.


The weather was gorgeous and in the 80s all week with sun, much like we have in Quiché right now, but with humidity. However, we don´t have the clear Pacific Ocean and beautiful beaches in our back yard like we did in Maui. It was a much appreciated holiday, and we are missing the tropical paradise and modernity now that we are back in developing world. We´re happy to be home, but it definitely was a rough first few days being back in Guatemala and Quiché.

No comments: