Day three in Maui started really early, about 5 am. We had to check out of our hotel, because our time share was ready to be check in to. However we could not check in till 3pm. We packed up everything, checked out of the hotel and headed to the harbor to catch our snorkel ferry. We had to check in at the harbor at 630, and the boat left at 7. We spent the day snorkeling with "Dorie" fish, as Emily called them ( from the movie Nemo) and sea turtles. We had lunch on the boat and returned to shore about 1pm.Emily who is still afraid of the water did great. She laid on top of a boogie board and floated around Don and I and only used goggles. She did not like the mask because it "Crushed her nose". All I can say is Drama Queen...
After we finished at the harbor we drove to our time share, which was a block away from the hotel and unpacked and settled in. Our timeshare was an older place in major need of a makeover. But Don kept telling me to get over it, we were in Maui and just be happy. After we settled in a bit, we headed to the beach, across the street and stayed until sunset. We had dinner at a fancy steak and seafood restaurant that was recommended to us, by someone at the hotel front desk. Nick ate is first sushi and liked it. Michael of course turned his nose up at it.
We were in bed exhausted by 845pm.
DAY 4
We slept in and went to the beach around 9am and stayed until 11am. Went back to the hotel and got cleaned up. After talking to my dad on the phone, we decided to head up to the 7 sacred pools. It was about a 3 hour drive on a bad road. Emily ended up getting car sick on the way up. The road was one lane and very curvy on the side of a cliff. When we got to the pools, the ranger suggested that we not swim. So we walked the 3/4 mile down to the pools and with the little rain fall this spring the 7 pools were now only 2. We saw lots of people swimming, but the water was green and we didn't get in. We only stayed about 1hour. On the way home, I was the one who got carsick. Once we got back to the timeshare we swam in the pool and made dinner and headed out to the beach for a walk at sunset and went to bed. It had been another long day in paradise.
Day 5
Once again we were one the beach by 10am, well most of us. Don and Michael stayed back at the timeshare to sleep in and relax. Nick who could not get enough of the ocean and Emily who was just starting to play in the water. She would get up to her knees then run back to shore when a wave came. Hopefully she would get in the water before we left. About noon Don came down to the beach and said it was time to go. Today was our helicopter ride. All the kids and Don were excited about this. Me not so much, but didn't complain. We drove over to the airport and got in the heliccopter. I was fine until it lifted off the ground. Thanks goodness Don was sitting next to me to hold my hand. I am afraid of heights and get motion sickness very easy. I was terrified. Emily fell asleep. The boys loved it. We saw about 50 different waterfalls and went to an island that was nearby. I could not wait for it to be over. I felt awful, I could not decied if I was going to throw up or pass out. So after the 45 minute ride we went back to the timeshare and I took a nap while Don took the kids to the beach and we all enjoyed a sunset walk along the beach and again we were all in bed by 8pm.
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