Time for Relaxing

Maui has been fantastic, and a bit different that our experiences on the other islands. I don't want to say that we don't appreciate the beauty anymore, but after spending several weeks surrounded by paradise, it stops being the shock it was initially. Our picture taking is definitely decreasing but we're trying to change that!

So the last couple days have been fun as per usual. Saturday Jay and I drove around one of the volcanos on the island. This consisted of about 15 miles of a one lane road with the craziest hairpin turns ever seen. At times we had to back up to allow an oncoming car to pass because there was rock wall on one side and sheer cliff on the other with about 1 foot or less of shoulder and no guard rail!! Kinda scary at some points, but the scenery was breathtaking!



We came across one spot where you hike down and the lava rock forms these pools!! I thought it was a pretty cool place to swim... very calm with the waves crashing on the rocks right next to this little pool! We spent the afternoon relaxing at the beach which is always a great option for a couple hours!


Yesterday was another highlight and something we had to do while on hawaii... go surfing!! Karsten and Carlys our fantastic hosts took us out to rent boards and give us some lessons! It was sooo fun and once you get over the feeling of being unsteady and nervous of the waves crashing at you while you're swimming out, it's such a rush! When you catch a wave and just go flying you just want to try over and over... except for those ones you catch but are leaning too far forward and the nose catches and you do a face plant!! that happened a couple times! Jay did super well, he was standing a bunch of times... I got up to my knees and crouching but not fully up... we'll have to try again! Our arms and shoulders are definitely feeling it today from all the paddling!

The thing that has been different on maui is that we've had time to hang out with friends which has also been the best part! Building relationships, staying up late chatting and getting to know how people really live here! It's been so fun! Karsten and Carlys have spent tons of time with us showing us around, and just spending time!