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Get Off Maui Back

(Image (c) Doug Hammond, Baltimore, MD)

I'm writing this post to give you some juicy details. It's a chance for you to put your big snoopy nose up in our honeymoon plans. But first, please let me go on a disgusting, boastful tirade. 

A handful of weeks from now, while you're scraping the first layers of frost from your windshield here in God's country, I'll be sunning my pure-white Norwegian glow into a raw pink on the fine sand of Ka'anapali Beach. 

That's right. Maui. Hawaii. Pacific Freaking Ocean.

Needless to say, Stacy and I are pretty dang excited. In preparation, I've done an almost obsessive amount of nerdy honeymoon research. After carefully weighing our options, we made the reservations as follows:

Flights: 
United Airlines. Sioux Falls > Chicago > Honolulu > Kahului (Maui). Homeward: Kahului > Honolulu > Denver > Sioux Falls. 

Hotel: 
Six nights at Ka'anapali Beach Hotel: Why there? Great location, nice beach, not as crowded as neighboring hotels, good snorkeling spot. Although it's not the Ritz Carlton or the Four Seasons Maui, the humble Ka'anapali Beach Hotel has impressively positive online reviews

Stuff to do: 
To keep ourselves from morphing into stressed-out, itinerary-worshiping controlfreakzillas during our honeymoon, Stacy and I decided to plan just a couple of activities without filling out an entire itinerary. (This approach has worked very well for us in the past.) 

Probably the most notable activity will be a day-long sailing/snorkeling trip from Maui to the neighboring island of Lanai. Check it out. 

As with any honeymoon destination, there's a bunch of crap to do in Maui. I, for one, would particularly enjoy some snorkeling with sea turtles. We could drive our rental car to a few remote waterfalls or up a few mountains. We might try some local restaurants, such as Charlie's Restaurant, to possibly be greeted by owner and house entertainer Willie Nelson (no relation). 

Quite honestly, I don't care what we do specifically. If we want to sleep all day on the beach, that's cool with me. It's a honeymoon. Throughout our first month (plus change) together, we've learned to find refuge and relaxation in a modest two bedroom apartment - so there's no doubt that we'll be able to do the same on a big 'ole Hawaiian beach.