Maui

It's been over a week since we've arrive on the island of Maui. Much has happened and I am just now getting all sorted out.

Feb 28th Day 1
We arrive early evening having been traveling since 9am this morning. When I first woke it was snowing like crazy and I had a moment of thought that it would be nice if I could just stay one more day in Boise and just play in the snow. The flights itself was fairly uneventful, the stop in SFO provided little in ways of entertainment. There was a gentleman on the gateway across the hall from ours juggling pins. Unfortunately his flight left soon after we arrived. I did get some good curry from the food court, there was so many choices as to what type of cuisine one wants. The most popular seems to be the Chinese food, I knew that I'll soon be getting all-you-can-eat Chinese food from authentic chefs, I chose to pass on that. Clam chowder, one of my all time favorite soups, was over priced and seemingly only served with sourdough bread bowl which I cannot abide, was passed over for a more filling looking chicken curry sold at the end of the food court by a Japanese vendor. I know that sounds like a mismatch but I assure you, the Japanese have a way with curry that make it most palpable to anyone who dares to try.

The flight from SFO to Maui was longer, meals were served at a cost of $5 USD. A Turkey wrap w/asparagus and sun dried tomatoes, a bag of french onion sun chips.

The Maui airport was somewhat of a surprise to me. Unlike the brightly lite, sterile enclosed environment of most airports I've been to, this one had a look of a log cabin when I first walked off the airplane. The humidity hit me right away, I though it was strange until I walked past the main corridor. There was open windows and doorways leading out, there was security personals but no major equipments and glass panels to keep non-travelers away. And the luggage claims were next to the parking lots which had no doors that I could see.

The sun set fairly quickly, one minute it was light the next we were walking in the dark. Parking was free for the 1st 1/2 hr and it was $1 charge after that, my sister having arrived earlier than her fiancee had to pay. I rode with Walter since I had no desire of being cramped in the back of my sister's Mini when there's a perfectly good shotgun seat opened. Couldn't see much of the roadside on our way to their flat, but I got the impression that it was very opened.