Aloha from Maui!

We arrived in Maui yesterday morning. We loved the island even as seen from the old airport. The airport is open and you can feel the breeze as you make your way to get your baggage.

Our first stop was a farmers market. There are several across the island on various days of the week. The first was located at a mall. We drove around the entire mall never seeing anything that looked like a market.

We decided to leave and head to another location a few minutes away. Also at a mall. This time I decided to park and head to the shops. The market was in a court yard in the middle of the shops. There were vendors with flowers, leis, pastries and loads of fruit and veggies. The only fruits and veggies we recognized were bananas (they are small as they aren't pumped with hormones) and tomatoes.

At the mall, we were able to use my Ben & Jerry's coupon for a free scoop!  It was the most pathetic Ben & Jerry's I have ever seen.  They only had about 4 flavors of ice cream and 4 flavors of greek yogurt.  The guy behind the counter was friendly enough to make up for the lack of ice cream options. We learned from him that it takes the ice cream 4-6 weeks to make it's way from Vermont to Maui!  If you plan on visiting New England, please be sure to visit the Ben & Jerry's Factory.  They have free tours with free ice cream at the end. But, I digress, that's another trip!

Next up we stopped at Maui Tacos for a quick bite. I thought the grilled fish taco was a little pricey at around $5. It did come with chips and there was a great salsa bar.  I liked the corn salsa which was slightly sweet and the mild and hot salsas mixed together.

We then tested out the water at Kam III and took a nap.  After applying loads of sunscreen of course!  We then checked into the B&B and got some great recommendations on local restaurants.

Now to bed early to make it to sunrise at the crater on time!