We’re down to our last full day in Maui…I set out on my own on Wednesday morning for a solo beach walk. I sat for awhile in the sand and said my prayers of gratitude. The past few days had been such a treat for family.
Hi, kids! Isaac’s face in this pic makes me smile, like…”What the heck, Mom? You went to the beach without me?!”
All was forgiven.
We decided that morning beach time was really our jam, before it got too hot. It was nice to feel the sun come up while we played in the sand, then take an ocean dip before heading over to the pool.
Little boxes of yogurt-covered raisins are Isaac’s favorite special treat when we travel – he calls them ‘eggs’ and gets giddy when I pull them out. Shane missed the memo and picked up regular raisins from the market. Isaac was very sweet in hiding his disappointment.
Isaac truly believed he could stop the waves with an outstretched hand a grumpy face.
Didn’t work.
Naptime seemed to lengthen a bit with each passing day – fun fatigue is a real thing. We loved those quiet hours back at the room, though, reading and resting and hanging on the patio. We’d all pile into bed when Isaac woke up and ponder how we should spend the afternoon.
I mean, was there ever really any question?
I know Shane’s arms were tired 14 rounds into this game, but Isaac kept shouting, “More, Daddy! MORE!”
Who can resist?
Sister wanted in.
We knew our pool time was waning and did the slide circuit several times, then spent awhile cruising the lazy river, Isaac on Shane’s shoulders and Juliette on mine.
Side note: palm trees just don’t make sense proportionally, do they?
We had dinner that night at Monkeypod – Juliette and I wanted to try their famous Mai Tai’s with Lilikoi foam (sans alcohol for the kiddo).
YUM.
We bolted back to the beach after dinner for one last sunset. Oh, to lounge in the warm sand. The luxury of this leisure was not lost on me.
1, 2, 3…pants OFF.
Never give up, Isaac.
We walked back to our room pink-cheeked and a little buzzy from Mai Tais and golden skies. Another top day.
Rise and shine, kiddos! It’s go-home day…
We staked out our beach chairs and did the mental math on how long we could possibly wait before checking out and heading to the airport.
These footprints were all ours.
Shane and Juliette took a dip while Isaac and I watched from our usual knee-deep spot. They heard whales underwater and sheesh, could this place be more magic?
Chlorine rinse and one last rousing game of keep-away.
And then we blitz-packed and headed down to the lobby to toss our coins to the wish-granting mermaid.
Oof. Saying good-bye is hard. But how lucky are we?! Mahalo, Maui.
