Woke up ahead of the clock and the wake-up call. Quick coffee and bagel and off we went to Costco...so convenient to be a five minute drive away AND on the way to the airport. Shortly after we got back on the H-1, the notorious morning rush hour began - NOTE: it was 6:15 in the morning. Our flight was scheduled for 7:54....we limped along in stop and start traffic for 40 minutes. Reminded us of the LIE (Long Island Expressway in NY for those reading this who don't know about LIE traffic) which we gratefully left many years ago. We remained calm as the minutes past, figuring that the worst that could happen was we'd miss our flight and take a later one (the difference being that this one was purchased using freq. flyer miles and a change would be costly). We had fabulous service at National Car Rental even though it was a discounted Priceline rate (and were glad that I took pictures of all scratches on the car when we picked it up - we were challenged about deep scratches on the bumper but my dated picture was clear that it was there when we rented the car).
Excellent, on time, 40 minute flight from Oahu to Maui which included coffee or juice in transit. Got our, this time, economy car (again with lots of scratches and pictures) from Avis - rented through Costco with a 35% discount and drove just a few minutes to the Marriott Courtyard. We are booked for 2 nights until we can check into our timeshare in Kaannapoli on the other side of the island.
So funny...this hotel is across the street from the Costco in Maui that is known for its excellent fast food. Picked up a few things for the room - the necessities like wine, snacks , and Diet Coke - from KMart since we didn't need large quantities of anything. We did have hot dogs for lunch at Costco that were surprisingly good ($1.50 for hot dog and 20 oz. soda). We will pay for our dietary indiscretions when we get home!
Spent the afternoon by the pool, enjoying the kids playing and talking to one of the Dads about the High School state baseball tournament that was the reason the hotel is overrun with teen age boys. Very interesting to hear how they deal with competition in a state made up of islands necessitating family flights to tournaments. Fortunately, local airlines have inexpensive rates for Hawaiians.
Lazy afternoon and I'm embarrassed to say that we had Costco pizza for dinner...I'm beginning to sound like a commercial! Tomorrow we are going to the Maui Ocean Center and have reservations at a very good restaurant so I'll have pictures again.
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