Settling in

As you all know, finding a new place is a pain in the butt. All the calls, the driving around with a map on the front seat and touring all those places. I hate it. We found a place and signed a lease on Saturday. It is neither near beach nor the the mountains. It seems alright so far. I hope it is not the ghetto in disguise. 

Now it is a matter of turning on all the utilities, getting our stuff delivered and organizing. The real fun begins...

One other gripe I have. People in Maui can not park. I do not know if it is the locals or the tourists. They park over the stall line taking up a two stalls, putting the SUV in the compact spot and have very little care for their cars. I grip because cause some A-hole has already dented my car on my passenger side. I lived on Oahu with that car for 11 years, yet 1 week in Maui and bang. Now I will park a mile away or in a protected single stall. Crazy! 

The first real day in Maui

We are now in Kihei. Trying to find your way in the dark is a real nightmare. We got temporary lost and over shot our hotel. Not too bad because there are only two main roads. We checked in and decided to have a couple beers and pupus before bed at hotel restaurant.

It is so gorgeous here. When the sun came up, I was blown away by it cresting over Haleakala and shining on Lanai. I forgot my camera so that will be coming soon. Naomi's job site really is almost as south as possible. Her trailer has a great view of Lanai (coming soon).

I have found the basics so far. Post Office, Foodland, Star Market, Safeway, the bank and of course... Longs! 

On the high sea

Naomi flew while I decided to take the Superferry with the car. If you don't get seasick, I totally recommend it as the best way to go. It takes a few hours, but it was worth the experience.  First thing you must do is make sure you have a clean car for invasive species prevention. 

Once your on your way, enjoy the view. The best part was passing through the channel between Molokai and Lanai (Molokai pictured). I recommend bring your favorite songs on your player to create your own cheesy sound track. [about this time, it was Journey's "Don't Stop Believing" ...on midnight train going anywhere......] ha-ha. 

The empty apartment

You have no idea how much stuff you have or how dirty your house really was until you move. We say good bye to our little apartment. 

Moving to Maui

Moving is huge thing. We are on our way from Honolulu to Maui. There was so much to do: Movers, booking transportation for us, cleaning & cleaning & cleaning up the old apartment and all while suffering through plumber coming in to fix our leaking toilet pipe. Fun!

We decided to document our little trip. Our little friend volunteered to pose for pictures.