The last time I went to the State of Hawaii was 2008 and the first island we visited was O’ahu (Gathering Place). The trip was fun, food was great and the weather was even better. After my first visit, I vowed to return to this state and a different island each time. Hence, after 4 years J and I made our way to Maui. Just like the previous visit, some of our activities were planned out while some were impromptu.
Nonetheless, we took off from the Newark Liberty International Airport on an early Tuesday morning and transited at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport before finally reaching Kahului Airport in the early afternoon. We were welcomed by the cool breeze when we deplaned walking towards the baggage area. It was very peaceful so much so it reminded me once again why we wanted to come back to these islands. Once we gathered our luggage, we made our way to Hertz and secured a swanky ride.
Swanky ride
Now, the time difference between the East Coast and the State of Hawaii is 6 hours. J and I had not eaten proper food since we boarded the plane. To put it rather candidly, airline food is atrocious. Is it free? No. Must one pay for it? Yes. Is the food decent? No. Hence, we stuck with our snacks from home. By the time we drove out of Hertz’s parking lot, J and I were famished.
Thus, we punch in restaurants as our point of interest on our GPS and made a quick decision to go to a Thai restaurant. The restaurant was located in a strip mall. Walking towards the strip mall, we located Whole Foods and Genki Sushi; both of them my favorite place to go to. When we reached the Thai restaurant, we realized that it was closed in the afternoon. Hence, we ended up at a local joint called Maui Mixed Plate. If you are looking for nice ambience, this is not the place to go to. From past experience good food are normally found in simple joints. Past experience proved to be accurate when we finally ate our food. It may be simple but J and I were gratified.
After the nourishing ourselves, we walked around the mall for a short while and stock up on water before making our way to the hotel.
**These days we pay for everything on the plane i.e. from luggage, food, drinks to movies. We were rather surprised when we were not charged for water, soda or tea. One would think that when you pay for something, service would at least be better. If you think that this is the case, you thought wrong..hah! In a nutshell, airlines in the United States is inferior bar none.
Nonetheless, we took off from the Newark Liberty International Airport on an early Tuesday morning and transited at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport before finally reaching Kahului Airport in the early afternoon. We were welcomed by the cool breeze when we deplaned walking towards the baggage area. It was very peaceful so much so it reminded me once again why we wanted to come back to these islands. Once we gathered our luggage, we made our way to Hertz and secured a swanky ride.
Swanky ride
Swanky ride - interior
Now, the time difference between the East Coast and the State of Hawaii is 6 hours. J and I had not eaten proper food since we boarded the plane. To put it rather candidly, airline food is atrocious. Is it free? No. Must one pay for it? Yes. Is the food decent? No. Hence, we stuck with our snacks from home. By the time we drove out of Hertz’s parking lot, J and I were famished.
Thus, we punch in restaurants as our point of interest on our GPS and made a quick decision to go to a Thai restaurant. The restaurant was located in a strip mall. Walking towards the strip mall, we located Whole Foods and Genki Sushi; both of them my favorite place to go to. When we reached the Thai restaurant, we realized that it was closed in the afternoon. Hence, we ended up at a local joint called Maui Mixed Plate. If you are looking for nice ambience, this is not the place to go to. From past experience good food are normally found in simple joints. Past experience proved to be accurate when we finally ate our food. It may be simple but J and I were gratified.
After the nourishing ourselves, we walked around the mall for a short while and stock up on water before making our way to the hotel.
Genki - yums!
Whole Foods!
Once we checked into the hotel, that was pretty much our first day. We were tired and sleepy so much so we slept like a log until the following morning.
To be continued.....
To be continued.....
**These days we pay for everything on the plane i.e. from luggage, food, drinks to movies. We were rather surprised when we were not charged for water, soda or tea. One would think that when you pay for something, service would at least be better. If you think that this is the case, you thought wrong..hah! In a nutshell, airlines in the United States is inferior bar none.
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