Maui Day 5: Lahaina + Kapalua Tide Pools
By Saturday we had checked most things off our “must do” list so we were feeling pretty chill. My son and I started the day trying to track down some turtles wi...
Author: noemikjames
Last Days of Summer
We head to the airport in one hour. I’m writing this on the hammock, listening to the waves. I still can’t really believe we got to come, and that no one tested...
Maui Day 4: Snorkeling at Molokini Crater and Coral Gardens
On Friday, my daughter and I got up early to be at the harbor for our snorkeling tour. I reserved for us on Wednesday, and was very excited for the chance to sn...
Maui Day 3: Waterfall Day!
On Thursday we woke up early to make it to the Twin Falls parking lot before it filled up. As you may remember, swimming in a waterfall (or a body of fresh wate...
Maui Day 2: Road to Hana + Charley Young Beach
We felt a little beached out after our marathon first day, so we decided on our second day to brave the road to Hana (or at least part of it). But first my son ...
Maui Day 1: “The Dumps” + Wailea
The very first thing I wanted to do in Maui was snorkel! I absolutely love being in the ocean, and I love seeing ocean life whenever I can. So on our first morn...
Spoke too soon
Last night (after I wrote and scheduled the previous post), my friend called to tell me she tested positive for COVID. She has been with us at the KOA for the f...
Off we go again!
Today we leave on our final trip of the summer. This is our last minute trip to Maui, which we made because we were invited to spend a week with friends in a la...
Time is a flat circle
We’re at the KOA. It feels strangely like we never left. Being here last year was our attempt at normalcy. Our kids had been in school for 10 days the whole sch...