Well, it turns out the Ritz is pretty nice :) when we pulled they got our names and unloaded our bags for us, by the time we were at the reception desk they'd radioed ahead and she knew who we were. Despite it being a very long day of travel, we got to the room to find two bottles of mai tai mix and two little bottles of rum, so we poured our drinks and wandered around to check the place out.
Both woke up super early yesterday. I enjoyed coffee on the deck with a view of the golf course (and one if the ocean if I sit close enough to the railing) :)
We got on the road to Hana about 815. Took about an hour to get back over by the airport and then onto the Hana Highway...which is really just a two (often one) lane road, but it had all been nicely repaved. Stopped to watch surfers, to eat a fresh coconut from a roadside stand, for lunch, and for many photo ops. Once we got to Hana we kept going, rather than taking the same road back (as most do). The coolest stop we made was about a half hour past Hana where we stopped and did a 2+ hour hike ~3.5 miles up to see a few waterfalls. It was sprinkling and pretty muddy on the way up and sunny on the way down. Very rocky and lots of tree roots. And an AMAZING bamboo forest. We took tons of pics and J took a few videos.
Then we kept going and got to the dry southern side of the island and finally back north into town, the all the way back south and west to our hotel. Got in after 7, showered and put in sweats and called room service (the only restaurant on site that was open yesterday was sushi and I wasn't really in the mood). I passed out a second after my head hit the pillow and slept for 10 hours without moving :)
Up and I'm enjoying coffee on the deck...heading into Lahina to pick up our luau tickets and then to the civic center...game tips at 10:30, doors open at 10:10.
Go Marquette!
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