Drove to a town called Lahaina on the west coast of Maui. Walked the touristy main street, bought 7 T-shirts for $20, booked a hotel room, rented some snorkel gear, for $3 and hit the water.
Obviously there are public beaches along the Hawaiian coastline, but these beaches are so user friendly, they are an absolute pleasure to visit. Parking is free and the grass leading to the water resembles a putting green. It is so nice to walk on. There’s clean bathrooms, and excess of showers that rinse you with WARM water (ever try to rinse off at Salisbury?), great picnic tables and usually some pretty nice sand on the beach. All the while, it’s that steady 83 degrees…..it’s like heaven.
Snorkeling was unbelievable, by a mile the best snorkeling experience of my life. Two feet from the edge of the water were coral reefs that were just teaming with every kind of crazy colored fish you could imagine, even turtles. The water is so warm that you could stay in all day. It was the highlight of Hawaii for me so far….
Had, of all things, a cheeseburger for dinner, at a place called Cheeseburger in Paradise, walked the shops at night, saw some nice artwork, some not so nice artwork, lots of jewelry, surf shops, natives carving turtles and masks out of wood, and a slew of crazy characters. Had a cheesecake flavored gelato and called it a day.
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