She's Here! Day 1

Actually that's old news but I have some recap to do so thot I'd start there. Taryn made it safely to Maui flying solo for the first time. Ryan and & Trac were so kind to get up really early and bring her to the airport.

She was quite apprehensive about the whole process, especially the part about going thru security now with screws in her ankle but Trac assured her she could not recall anyone being arrested for that.

They were able to escort her to the gate and wait with her till she boarded. She did great and we met her on the other end so excited to finally get her here.

First item on our agenda was to get her out of her mainland clothes. Jeans look positively ridiculous and feel awful once you hit the Maui heat. She put on short and a tee and other than feeling incredibly pale she felt great.

There is a convergence zone stuck over the islands which is producing mass rain on the Maui mountains and huge waves hitting the shore. Surfing has been amazing, but it's treacherous for body boarders and snorkelers. Many beaches have double red flags posted which means stay out of the water.

We took her up the coast to see the sail borders maneuver the huge waves and she was quite impressed.

We then took her several miles up the road to Hana - enough of that - and then a brief tour thru the upland before heading to the coast. That short section where you see ocean on either side of you is just spectacular!

We stopped and rented a small board for her to play on in the ocean and had a quick burger in town before taking her to the resort. She loved the condo was quite exhausted by the time we finally let her sleep. It's going to be a whole new trip now with her here. Can't wait.