Aloha from Maui...and other words I've learnt

After a relatively uneventful plane trip to Honolulu (apart from the 5 mins of bad turbulance through thick cloud that had us a little concerned-since it looked like something from a movie-YIKES), we waited a few hours at the airport to transfer us to Maui.

The security wasn't as crazy strict as LA, but we still needed face scans, finger scans, bum scans...only joking.  I was just seeing if you were paying attention!

The vending machines at the airport were very interesting.  You could purchase fresh leis, frangipani shoots in plastic bags, and electrical goods.  I'm sure there were also food vending machines, but I wasn't paying attention to those.

We were much smarter this time, and found the Starbucks for a cup of coffee (remember, the bad coffee at Maccas?).  They even sold Oprah Winfrey teas- whatever that meant!

Since it was early morning, Hawaiian time, the place was fairly empty.  This left enough time to stretch our legs, and by this I mean that Emma and myself "lunged" around the seated area (Toby, our personal trainer would have been proud!)

We also studied the 1970's nostalgia pics of the airhostesses, as well as lying on the floor to stretch our bodies from the plane, not to mention trying to reduce my swollen feet that resembled slightly inflated balloons!

We eventually got to Maui, found our hire car, and braced ourselves to drive on the wrong side of the road!!!!.

Our hotel is lovely- ponds of Koi fish, pools, eating areas and the beach that you can snorkel straight off from and see the reef fish! How cool!

So far our knowledge of Hawaiian words extend to Aloha- hello, Mahalo- thank you ( I've created a song to the tune of Halo by Beyonce), Mahi Mahi (eek fish that made headlines after the Bali deaths), Lahania ( pronounced like Lihyna).  It's a township with shops, restaurants etc.

I will try to be more vigilant with the pics- I'm using a camera and iphone!