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reggae
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Well the kids are back from their trip to Maui, and I thought I'd share some of the things they did tell me about their trip (and we just have to wonder about the things they didn't tell)....
First off, they would never have been able to go on a trip like this without the free passes DD had. And they were able to stay with my niece, not having to pay for a hotel.
This is their perspective of the island....
Yes, it was beautiful but VERY expensive! Eating out was done only occasionally because of the costs. DD said they had to walk out of one place because the cheapest thing was $40.00
They stayed with my niece, who lives in a residential area in a 4-unit house. They went to the grocery store and ate in most of the time.
DD said that she was in the shower and looked down to see a little gecko in the shower with her. After lots of screaming, she finally managed to scoop him out with a cup. She said she couldn't pick him up because she was afraid his tail would fall off?
She then mentioned that there were some kind of large beetles "living" in my niece's jeep. Also she said the front windows of the jeep did not roll up, and the back windows did not roll down.....vehicles are very expensive on the island. You take what you can get...
They said there were a lot of junk cars on the side of the road. My niece told them that when someone's car dies, they just leave it there, and that way people can come along and take whatever parts they need. Lots of recycling on the island.
Also, there were stray cats everywhere! She said they seemed to be well-fed, but so many of them. They stopped by the road to buy some banana bread, and they were surrounded by cats. They ended up feeding all the bread to the cats. Of course, she was wishing she could bring them home....YIKES
My niece works two jobs, one waitressing at a resort, the other job is on a whale-watching boat. (after 5 years of college) Supposedly, she makes great money though. She's still finding her way....
DS & DD were able to use the facilities at the resort where she works, so that worked out to save them some money.
The kids did a lot of sight-seeing, went on the road to Hana (sp?) for many hours to watch the sunrise from up there. She said the drive back down was the most frightening thing she's ever done....(and she's used to driving the freeways through Detroit).
She also played "mother" to DS a couple times. He wanted to do some cliff jumping from up there. She insisted that he didn't. There was a battle, but she won (thank God).
Also, they were at a beach with black sand, and signs everywhere that said "No Swimming, Snorkeling, etc" because of jellyfish, currents, etc. But she said there were still a few people out there snorkeling. Of course, DS wanted to go, but she hid his snorkel in the car, so that he would think he forgot it. (Good thinking, girl!.....she's going to make a good mother, some day :lol)
They did meet a guy that worked on one of the snorkel tour boats (a friend of my niece) who took them out several times on the catamaran. Then he mentioned that he had a wake-boarding boat. Needless to say, there was a lot of wake-boarding going on, after that. So DS was extremely happy.
On the bar scene, they were at a local place for some evening festivities, and ran into Chelsea Lately (from TV). She was there on vacation with her husband. I'm sure they all had great fun that night....(one of those nights that I'm not going to hear about).
All in all they had the time of their life! They came home looking extremely tired, with long faces.....DD said she had a very hard time getting DS on the plane. Of course, now he has decided he wants to live in Maui. I told him he has to figure out a way to make a lot of money, then he can live where ever he chooses.....something to work for.
Now back to the real world for both of them
First off, they would never have been able to go on a trip like this without the free passes DD had. And they were able to stay with my niece, not having to pay for a hotel.
This is their perspective of the island....
Yes, it was beautiful but VERY expensive! Eating out was done only occasionally because of the costs. DD said they had to walk out of one place because the cheapest thing was $40.00
They stayed with my niece, who lives in a residential area in a 4-unit house. They went to the grocery store and ate in most of the time.
DD said that she was in the shower and looked down to see a little gecko in the shower with her. After lots of screaming, she finally managed to scoop him out with a cup. She said she couldn't pick him up because she was afraid his tail would fall off?
She then mentioned that there were some kind of large beetles "living" in my niece's jeep. Also she said the front windows of the jeep did not roll up, and the back windows did not roll down.....vehicles are very expensive on the island. You take what you can get...
They said there were a lot of junk cars on the side of the road. My niece told them that when someone's car dies, they just leave it there, and that way people can come along and take whatever parts they need. Lots of recycling on the island.
Also, there were stray cats everywhere! She said they seemed to be well-fed, but so many of them. They stopped by the road to buy some banana bread, and they were surrounded by cats. They ended up feeding all the bread to the cats. Of course, she was wishing she could bring them home....YIKES
My niece works two jobs, one waitressing at a resort, the other job is on a whale-watching boat. (after 5 years of college) Supposedly, she makes great money though. She's still finding her way....
DS & DD were able to use the facilities at the resort where she works, so that worked out to save them some money.
The kids did a lot of sight-seeing, went on the road to Hana (sp?) for many hours to watch the sunrise from up there. She said the drive back down was the most frightening thing she's ever done....(and she's used to driving the freeways through Detroit).
She also played "mother" to DS a couple times. He wanted to do some cliff jumping from up there. She insisted that he didn't. There was a battle, but she won (thank God).
Also, they were at a beach with black sand, and signs everywhere that said "No Swimming, Snorkeling, etc" because of jellyfish, currents, etc. But she said there were still a few people out there snorkeling. Of course, DS wanted to go, but she hid his snorkel in the car, so that he would think he forgot it. (Good thinking, girl!.....she's going to make a good mother, some day :lol)
They did meet a guy that worked on one of the snorkel tour boats (a friend of my niece) who took them out several times on the catamaran. Then he mentioned that he had a wake-boarding boat. Needless to say, there was a lot of wake-boarding going on, after that. So DS was extremely happy.
On the bar scene, they were at a local place for some evening festivities, and ran into Chelsea Lately (from TV). She was there on vacation with her husband. I'm sure they all had great fun that night....(one of those nights that I'm not going to hear about).
All in all they had the time of their life! They came home looking extremely tired, with long faces.....DD said she had a very hard time getting DS on the plane. Of course, now he has decided he wants to live in Maui. I told him he has to figure out a way to make a lot of money, then he can live where ever he chooses.....something to work for.
Now back to the real world for both of them