Finally- the start of Hawaii posts! Tim and I left Seattle around 11am on Sunday morning, the 18th and had a direct flight into Maui. It was better than last year because it didn't require getting up at 4am BUT the flight was still direct. We got into Maui at 1pm Hawaii time which was perfect. This really is going to be more of a "picture post" as the pictures can tell the story better than I can so, here we go:
A look down at the beautiful island as we were approaching on the flight in.
And another shot.
And one more of the coastline. I'm always amazed by how clear the water is even from the air- you can see all of the reefs, etc.
The plane ride was FREEZING both ways but once we got into the Maui sun, WOW. HOT. I was all bundled up in sweaters leaving Seattle and on the plane but I striped right down as soon as we were on our way out of the airport. We had one goal in mind: get to the pool (or beach). ASAP.
Tim on the ride to the hotel. We stayed on the Wailea side of Maui again at the Fairmont which is where we stayed last year. Seemed appropriate to celebrate at the same place plus we love it there. The Fairmont is very organic (more so than most hotels) in all of its restaurants and has menu items that are made from organic food or sustainable food that is grown right on Maui. Awesome. All of it's poolside cups, plates, etc. are also all biodegradable. And the hotel is green in other ways too which I won't bore everyone with but we love it for that. Not to mention, it is just so freaking nice and the staff there are awesome to their guests.
When we arrived we got flowers immediately after stepping into our room from my family back in Missouri to wish us a happy 1st anniversary. Love it. They made our room smell awesome all week.
And a shot of the two of us before we changed into our swimsuits.
Shortly after we made it to the pool where we planned to eat, drink and spend the afternoon in the sun. Don't let my Seattle whiteness blind you. I was dark by the end of the week but WOW, I stuck out like a pasty sore thumb that first day.
Mmmmm....my first Maui mojito. So delicious.
Tim lounging with his margarita. It was strong.
A view from where I sat that afternoon. Perfect.
After we left the pool, we walked down to the ocean and got a shot of our resort from the beach in front of it.
We played in the beach for a while and decided to stay down there to watch the sunset. The above is a shot of the east side of Maui from where we were.
And a shot of us on the beach. Sorry about the hair. You would think that I got attacked by a flock of seagulls, juding by how it looks....
Beginnings of the sunset. We pretty much had the beach to ourselves.
Photo shoot by the rocks near the ocean.
And one of Tim.
A shot of the coastline looking to the west. Beautiful.
And taking a picture of Timmy as we were relaxing and watching the sunset. It was a gorgeous night and by far the best sunset we had all week. Perfect ending to our first day back in Maui.
A look down at the beautiful island as we were approaching on the flight in.
And another shot.
And one more of the coastline. I'm always amazed by how clear the water is even from the air- you can see all of the reefs, etc.
The plane ride was FREEZING both ways but once we got into the Maui sun, WOW. HOT. I was all bundled up in sweaters leaving Seattle and on the plane but I striped right down as soon as we were on our way out of the airport. We had one goal in mind: get to the pool (or beach). ASAP.
Tim on the ride to the hotel. We stayed on the Wailea side of Maui again at the Fairmont which is where we stayed last year. Seemed appropriate to celebrate at the same place plus we love it there. The Fairmont is very organic (more so than most hotels) in all of its restaurants and has menu items that are made from organic food or sustainable food that is grown right on Maui. Awesome. All of it's poolside cups, plates, etc. are also all biodegradable. And the hotel is green in other ways too which I won't bore everyone with but we love it for that. Not to mention, it is just so freaking nice and the staff there are awesome to their guests.
When we arrived we got flowers immediately after stepping into our room from my family back in Missouri to wish us a happy 1st anniversary. Love it. They made our room smell awesome all week.
And a shot of the two of us before we changed into our swimsuits.
Shortly after we made it to the pool where we planned to eat, drink and spend the afternoon in the sun. Don't let my Seattle whiteness blind you. I was dark by the end of the week but WOW, I stuck out like a pasty sore thumb that first day.
Mmmmm....my first Maui mojito. So delicious.
Tim lounging with his margarita. It was strong.
A view from where I sat that afternoon. Perfect.
After we left the pool, we walked down to the ocean and got a shot of our resort from the beach in front of it.
We played in the beach for a while and decided to stay down there to watch the sunset. The above is a shot of the east side of Maui from where we were.
And a shot of us on the beach. Sorry about the hair. You would think that I got attacked by a flock of seagulls, juding by how it looks....
Beginnings of the sunset. We pretty much had the beach to ourselves.
Photo shoot by the rocks near the ocean.
And one of Tim.
A shot of the coastline looking to the west. Beautiful.
And taking a picture of Timmy as we were relaxing and watching the sunset. It was a gorgeous night and by far the best sunset we had all week. Perfect ending to our first day back in Maui.
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