Since the early 1980s, the rear parking lot of the University of Hawaii Maui College has hosted the Maui Swap Meet every Saturday. A blend of farmers market and craft fair, it runs from 7:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and admission is just one dollar. Visiting the Swap Meet has become a tradition for us…
The time change is still wreaking havoc on us—everyone was up super early today! I even found Nana sleeping on the outdoor couch before 5:00 a.m. After a quick breakfast, Karen, Darlene, and I headed out for our first whale-watching adventure. We always book with Ultimate Whale Watch, a locally owned and operated company that’s…
Today was a very special day because it was Joan’s birthday, and we had a full slate of activities planned. Everyone appreciated the fact that, for the first time in several days, we were not heading to an airport this morning. Instead, we enjoyed a leisurely breakfast out on the lanai, where Joan opened her…
I woke up—who knows why—around 2:30 a.m. and checked the Hawaiian Airlines app. It said our 6:00 a.m. flight was delayed. I posted a message in our WhatsApp group, and Karen replied that it had shown the same thing for her the night before. Okay… I felt a little better. I managed to fall back…
At around 3:15am, I thought I heard a knock on the door. After a few more knocks, I got up to see who it was. It was Karen, telling me that Hawaiian Airlines had sent a text at 1:47am informing us that our 7:59am flight to Maui had been pushed to 4:00pm. I grabbed my…