Happy New Year
Happy New Year to you all!
It is New Year’s Eve and we want to find a nice restaurant outside of the common beach bar & grille but are caught a little off guard that the one romantic bistro we could find was totally booked for the evening.
Mahi
Although a little discouraged we drive further south along the Maui coast and find a quiet seafood restaurant and are pleased with the fresh macadamia crusted Mahi and seafood cheese fondue that we order. It is a great culinary send-off from the old year. We get a bottle of California Cabernet Sauvignon and usher in the New Year with a smile and thousands of firecrackers from all the tourists and locals celebrating on the beach.
Maui Coast
The first New Year’s resolution to begin 2011 with a barefoot run along the beach is kept as we pass couple after couple taking in the morning Maui sun. We have to take an earlier flight for the Big Island because of some plane problems with our Island jumping airline so it cuts a little bit into our beach time on Maui but we are happy to be heading toward our ‘spiritual home’ and are eager to meet up with old friends on Hawaii. It is a beautiful day on both Maui and the Big Island.
Airial view, leaving Maui
After landing and getting our thoroughly pre-scratched rental car we make it up the slopes of Kona and pay a quick visit to some old work colleagues and then head down to Kailua and check in at our resort. We unwind for a little while on the cozy little alcove beach and then head off for dinner at the historic Kona Inn. The Ono and prime rib is as it should be – tender and absolutely delicious. We retire for the evening and give Honu some time to restore her ailing vocal cords.
Talk to you soon, R.D.
