MAUI Day 4!!! :)

Hiya peeps! Soooo Maui Day 4 didn't have as many photos. (You can sigh of relief now). We started at the beach and then set off a few hours later in the rental car for lunch... Sadly, Eric got a migraine over lunch, so I drove us back to the hotel where we blacked out the hotel room and he crashed out for a few hours in hopes of kicking the headache without having to take his pills. His pills set him back at least a day or two, so we were hoping he caught the migraine quickly enough to take some strong pain pills, rest, and kick it in the arse that way. Thankfully, it worked. But, I wanted to leave him alone so I opted to explore.... 

Anyway, that was the overview and here's the recap... 

We may or may not have eaten Pita Paradise twice in Maui. This place was good; just sayin. It was in a little shopping center in Kihei, had friendly employees, outdoor seating, and fab food. :) Once Eric started rubbing his forehead and looking at me with an "I can't believe this is happening" face, I leapt up, got us some to-go boxes, and we hightailed it back to our hotel. I don't get migraines, but Eric gets them BADLY off and on. He loses vision, is ultra sensitive to noise and light, etc. Major suckage. :( 

Pita Paradise

Feeling pretty badly for him having a migraine in paradise, I didn't say much and tried to make sure he had everything he needed, packed a little day bag, and bailed, leaving him in peace and quiet to sleep...

There was a little path our guidebook talked about from our hotel to the other nearby hotels...I opted to explore it!

It winds all the way back and curves to the left and all the way around

There's our hotel beach.... :)

About halfway around the curvy path, I realized I was (1) surrounded by TALL greenery, (2) alone (3) and it was getting a little cloudy aka ominous. I thought "Okay, I should just keep going and I'll take the main road back..." I dunno about you, but I can ROYALLY freak myself out. It's a gift really. (sarcasm noted). So, as I was at the height of "I'm going to get attacked and this is gonna be a very bad day" paranoia, this sign pops up outta nowhere...

Possibility of CRIME?! Hell.

I was quickly put in a happy place when I saw this mini palm tree. I want one. That is all. Moving along...

I got all the way down to the Grand Wa!lea, which is a gorgeous hotel, but it's the size of freaking Disneyw0rld and when you're hiking in flip flops, Disneyw0rld is not somewhere you want to be. At that point, I hoofed it back up to the main road, not wanting to take the scary stroll back alone again on the path. One thing I didn't realize: the path had been leveled out whereas the main road was mostly uphill. So, I used my fedora as a fan and was a little glad Eric wasn't there to see me dripping sweat and cursing in my head glowing a little on my hike home. 

Since I hadn't heard from him, I headed to the pool to chill and read my magazine. Pool=much better than scary path. I gave it a thumbs up. Literally. 

After the magazine was read, I sighed, looked around, and wondered how else I should entertain myself... The answer was waiting for me at the adult pool... 

ahhhh pina colada.... 

Chatted on my cell phone with a girl friend, people watched, and sipped my tropical beverage. :) 

It was approaching dinnertime when I opted to head up to the hotel room and quietly shower. Admittedly, I was wishfully thinking Eric would wake up and feel 100% better! Thankfully our hotel was all-suite, so our room was a suite and I could move about the bathroom, living room, etc, without really disturbing him a lot... Sadly, he didn't get up (poor guy), so once I was showered and dressed, I opted to hit up the nearby Shops at Wailea to see what I could find there...

On the way down, this was the sunset view from our open air lobby... I remember thinking "Gosh, I wish Eric was here b/c (1) this is gorgeous and (2) he could take a WAY better sunset picture with this camera than I can..."

I didn't take any pics in the Shops at Wailea, but I stole this one from a travel website. It's an open air shopping center with some higher end stores and some little boutiques. I ended up buying Eric a little get well present, some snacks for the room, and a tropical-looking dress... :)

Shops at Wailea

Somewhere in the middle of shopping, I started to get pretty bummed. I was like "Okay, exploring was alright, pooling it with a drink was alright, but I'm kinda lonely in paradise now. :(" I headed to Cheeseburger in Parad!se in the shopping center, got us some to-go food and headed back to the room. I think the fragrant aroma of one of nature's perfect foods, aka the cheeseburger and fries, shook him awake and cured him! haha! ;) He woke up as I came in, and was feeling better! We munched on our fine cuisine on our hotel room sofa while I told him about my day's adventures...

:)

And onto day 5...... :)