mindless ramblings

It was a early morning, we got to the airport at 7am, checked in our single suitcase, made our way through the very thorough US customs and immigration, and just… waited. We both got some magazines to pass the time, and before we knew it, we were in the air and on the way to Maui!

The flight itself was ok, service was friendly and the food edible. The entertainment is pretty crappy though, no personal screens, just those old small CRTs in the middle of the aisle. No complaints from me though, I was super sleepy and slept through most of the flight.

We touched down in sunny Maui at around 3pm, waited a long long time for our luggage and finally made our way to the rental car counter. Interestingly enough, Kahului airport is small and the rental cars are actually located off-site. To get to the counter, you have to take a shuttle that brings you there. At the counter, we were tempted to upgrade to a convertible, but the two choices (Ford Mustang and Chrysler Sebring) were both disgusting so we stuck with the compact car that we got (Chevy Cobalt coupe - equally disgusting). With the key in the car, we were finally ready to go! Armed with directions from the counter staff, we slowly made our way to our hotel. The roads in Maui are much smaller and narrower than most of the roads in Vancouver. Most of the roads only have a single lane for each direction and as a result traffic is pretty bad. Nevertheless, we made it to our hotel fairly quickly and had a painless check-in. Once in the room, it was time to get out of the winter clothing and change into something more comfortable.

By the time this was all done, we were starving despite it being only 5pm (well, 7pm Vancouver time). I didn’t feel like driving out for dinner, so we just walked down the street and found a Greek restaurant mentioned in Maui Revealed. It’s called the Greek Bistro (2511 S. Kihei Rd, 879-9330) and it is kinda hidden behind a Fred’s Mexican Cafe. You still get a slight ocean view from the patio, but honestly it isn’t all that great. No great loss though, we beat the dinner rush and got some decent food. I got a chicken and lamb souvlaki, while Esther got a fish and shrimp souvlaki.

The food was kinda different from the Greek food we are used to in Vancouver. The pita served as a base for the meat, and there was sauce drizzled all over it. This made the pita more soggy than what we are used to, but the sauce was tasty and the meat tender and well-seasoned. A nice meal to start the vacation to!

We visited a Safeway after dinner to grab some water and snacks, and we made it an early night… resting never hurts during a nice relaxing vacation!