Tuesday 3/17

We were both up around 6am. I made a cup of coffee and sat on the beach. It was less crowded as it was an overcast day. We attended the welcome brunch that began promptly at 8am. They gave a resort preview and the food was pretty good. I know Islanders like their pork and I wasn't disappointed. They had a heaping "bin" of Corned Beef Hash which is a favorite of mine. Mom used to make it very occasionally as a kid. It was grand. They then began trying to sell some activities for other companies. It was slightly annoying but all activities at our hotel are free and they weren't pushy at all. Lindsie and I got up without feeling awkward.
After Breakfast we got dressed and drove to Lahanie to find a grocery store. We very quickly found a grocery store with reasonable prices. We bought sandwiches and macaroni salad, a few Biterbeers and hit the road. It was a perfect day for the Convertable Mustang and headed North. We tried the BlowHole first and couldn't find it. Instaed we found a weird field overlooking the Ocean with tons of Cairns. I mean literlly. So many cairns that you couldn't find a rock at all that wasn't part of a cairn. By this point I was pretty car sick. Still, we went a couple miles up to the Olivine Pools. It was a short walk down to the pools. There were a few shallow pools with fish and crab running around. We found the deep pool with butterfly fish and school of sunfish. One 18 inch fish seemed a little cramped in the pool. I swam with another guy and we chatted but nothing very interested. After the pools we drove back toward Kaanapali. We pulled over at DT Flemings beach and hung out for a few hours. It was a nice beach with a lifeguard and not very crowded at all. Again, it was overcast so it was slightly chilly so the swimming was limited. We ate our lunch here and read books. We left the beach at about 4pm and hit Lahaini to see the sights. It was a brutal combination of Mackinaw Island and what I imagine Coney Island to be. We didn't feel compelled to eat or buy anything. We got back to the hotel around 6pm. Beers. Safeway dinner. Porch to read and listen to the band.