Doing all this stuff and trying to blog while on "Aloha time" is hard. It's like trying to get things done while under warm water.... Whatever... Anyway here goes....
We got up yesterday and found out why were heard a really loud "CRACK" noise when we went to bed last night. The glass under the TV had cracked... We don't know why or how, but go figure. So we're gonna see what we can do to get it fixed before the next person comes....
We had a new b'fast invention of oatmeal w/ peach yogurt, our nutmix (gorp).... Yummy!
We were pretty tired and felt like sleeping in, but we drove to Lahaina. There were lots and lots of whales jumping and spouting and waving fins in the air. So so cool. They come here to have their babies.... We hope to do whale watching. Today downtown Kihei is the Whale Celebration. Lots of music and fun stuff, we might go... Anyway back to Lahaina...
We were talkin' about feelin' pretty fuzzy and relaxed and almost drunk with Hawaii... Jim said, "Remember what Seinfeld said when women asked men what they were thinking? Nothing..."
That's what it's like here... We're just walkin' around Lahaina thinkin' like a guy... Thinkin' about nothin'......
Lahaina is famous for it's great harbor and the huge banyan tree. This is a tree that sends down vine-like things that root and grow more tree trunks. It takes up a whole city block and everyone hangs out underneath.... It was too large to take a picture of and get the whole thing in, so here are a couple of us there....
(Jim)This would not be true as it really happened that i wanted to buy really nice hawaii gifts for everyone in the building but my wife said that i was giddy and not myself and as i look at it this morning i willo definitely try to find bargains at the swap meet. used stuff and nuts for cheapa and mumus to fit all and maybe a pineaple to bring home-hope it doesn't rot. sheesh- what about sand-real Kiehe sand-little zip lock bags with sand i gathered i n my swimming suit. should be enough for most folks anmd the others could just see it. Watching hoops right now-West Virginia vs S3eton hall. Breakfast was sticky rice with fresh pineAPPLE, MAngoes, paPAYA. ShAVE SUNSWCREEN, AND OFF TO PURCHASE CHEAp food and maybe other junk.
We at at Da Kitchen restaurant amid beautiful surounding, orchids, waterfalls, cool Hawaiian reggae music, and wouldn't you know it? Jim watches the dang basketball on the tube in the bar!!!!!!! Ugh!
We had fish and chips (that had coconut shrimp and 2 different kinds of fish-Yum!) for only $5.99! That's an incredible deal over here! And a big Maui salad... Papaya seed dressing is the way to go!
We drove down to the beach and Jim went swimming and picked up all kinds coral from the bottom of the beach... Don't worry, it was dead coral... Nothing off of a live reef or anything... It's cool...
There was a rainbow in the clouds behind us in the mountains... I hope you can see the rainbow....
Then we drove to a good place to watch the sunset... I took a gazillion pix... But I'll limit myself to just one.... I think this on is pretty good, but it doesn't do it justice.
Oh, the last (and one of the best) things we did last night was have Mango Sticky Rice for our dinner. We were still full from Da Kitchen, and we had ripe mangoes, so we went for it... Here's the link
http://www.thaitable.com/Thai/recipes/Mango_on_Sticky_Rice.htm
We didn't have the time to soak the rice for 1 hour or over night, so we did the microwave recipe and it turned out GREAT!!! Highlight of our cooking so far!!! I did add mango juice to the coconut milk sauce (just a little) and drizzled some over the whole thing and I think it tasted even better than at our favorite restaurant! GOOOOOUUUUURRRMMMMEEETT!
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This looks awesome! The sticky rice looks yum yum! I will have to try it when I get some ripe mangoes- not as easily accomplished here! Snorkel snorkel snorkel! Do not put it off! Even if you hate it, I want to hear all about it! Love you both!
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