Just Chillin'

After our long day on Tuesday, we decided to take it easy on Wednesday and just relax, savoring our last full day in Maui. Even though we still woke up at 6:00 a.m. (having not adjusted to the time change completely), we stayed in bed a little longer and enjoyed a leisurely breakfast while reading the newspaper. Instead of heading to one of the high-rated touristy beaches, we decided to try out one of the many "beach parks" that we had passed by while driving. Most of the locals seemed to hang out at these, mostly for surfing and sharing huge picnic meals with their families, and we wanted to see what it was like. It turned out to be really nice--lots of good shady spots where I finally got to read some more of my book, and also nice clear water. The only problem was that the bottom was pretty rocky, so we didn't swim for too long. Still, it was perfect for our relaxing day.

We spent the rest of the afternoon back at our condo, going for one last swim in the ocean and in the pool. We also got to have some tropical drinks poolside, using up most of the rest of our coconut rum for a pina colada for me (by the way, this is Karen writing this--guess I didn't mention that before) and a rum and diet coke for Ravi. It felt like the life of luxury there, without paying the ridiculous prices that the poolside bars charge, since we made our own and brought them down.

For our last night here, we decided to go to a luau at one of the hotels on our beach. We decided to use the rest of our "blow money" for this taste of Hawaiian culture, and it was definitely a good choice, especially since we once again were able to use the system to our advantage, using a buy one get one free coupon that our condo gave us. Considering that it was an all-you-can eat (and drink) buffet, it was a great deal. The food was amazing and I made sure to drink my money's worth of mai tais. The show was really neat, too, despite a somewhat cheesy emcee with a cruise director's voice and personality.