Cafe O'Lei

04-30: We did some laundry today. For lunch we were just going to walk down to Dolphin Plaza and eat in one of the 3 or 4 small cafes. Nothing looked appealing so we walked a little farther to Café O’Lei. The kids have told me it is great but a long flight of stairs kept me a bay. News of an elevator was good to hear. We had a delightful and delicious lunch. Stuart had a burger and I had a crab club sandwich. His burger was juicy and delicious. He also said the fries were the best we have had on this trip. My giant sandwich was stuffed full of crabmeat and the focaccia bread was fresh, tender, and tasty. We saw an ad for cinnamon rolls so we walked down there to get 2 for breakfast tomorrow, they closed at 2p. People nearby said come back tomorrow morning, the line will be out the door. We will do that! We were going to eat at Matteo’s but we switched it to tomorrow night – Our last night here. 

Travel Prep Day

04-29: Today we stayed in all day, other than a few patio breaks. To travel, it takes planning and time. We are headed to Norway and other Baltic countries starting in June. We have a “mail run” cruise in Norway. That will be a new and interesting experience, also above the Arctic Circle. We will do that round trip Bregen. The next will be 4 weeks of cruising the Baltics on Viking Ocean, where Stuart will be speaking. I have not been on Viking Ocean, so I am eager to try that! I will also visit a couple of new-to-me countries! We worked on that a good portion of the day. We ate doggie bag leftovers for dinner, really good! Cloudier in Kihei today, windy, but no rain!

A Day in Lahaina

04-28: Today when we got up, we did a bit of housekeeping. About 11a we headed to Lahaina. It is approximately a 45-minute drive. We have a reservation at Duke’s, which we thought was in Lahaina but is really in Kaanapali at the Outrigger Hotel. Maybe that is a relocation after the fires in Lahaina? Our lunch there was delicious. The views were nice, the ocean so blue, and very good service. We even got a free Hula Pie for dessert. From there we found our way to the Banyan Tree in what used to be downtown Lahaina. There are closed roads here and there but we wound around and found our way. You would never know a lively, active town used to be here. You cannot even see the sidewalks for the most part. The Banyan Tree is looking quite healthy. Otherwise, everything else in the town is gone without a sign of return. Above the town there are plenty of new builds that mostly look like apartments. I wonder if it will ever return? I have noticed that Kihei is much more crowded than it used to be. The beach is like the weekend every day. I think maybe a lot of people are here that would normally be in the Lahaina area. Our drive back to the condo was uneventful. There was a quick stop at Safeway. We weren’t hungry for dinner but we played games, watched cooking shows, and finished the laundry.   

Pizza For Dinner

04-27: We don’t really have a plan today. Stuart worked on his computer and I did too, finishing up our last cruise album. We ate papaya for breakfast and our left overs for lunch. We planned to go to South Kihei Garden food trucks for dinner but we opted for pizza instead. There is a Pizza Hut just down the street from us, so that was our choice. Stuart walked to the ABC Store for a bottle of red wine to go with the pizza. Weather today was much the same as other days, just a few more clouds, but no rain here in Kihei. We watched cooking shows, ate pizza, drank red wine, and rounded out the day with Rummikub.