Before we went off on this mini-adventure, we asked anyone and everyone who'd been to Maui what they recommend we do while there. And though everyone told us mainly of places and things we must eat, there was some input on things to do. We got a lot of mixed reviews regarding things like the road to Hana, dinner cruises, and various other excursions. What we found is that Maui has so much to offer, that we had to find our own Maui. We had to discover (the hard way) what made up a perfect Maui trip for us. It wasn't until we did the dinner cruise that we discovered what was, for us, a complete waste of not only $200.00, but a good 3 hours of our time and a precious Maui dinner opportunity. Also, though several people had said to absolutely not do the road to Hana, it wasn't until we did that day trip that we actually got to experience Maui's true beauty - not the perfection that made up the west coast resort towns, but the stuff you see in movies like Jurassic Park. It was then that we finally got what was so alluring about Maui; what everyone meant when they said it was stunningly beautiful. And though we're glad we did the luau, we'll probably never do one again; just like everyone said we'd feel about the luau after doing it.
To sum up:
We have to say it was, by far, the trip of a lifetime. And though we came frighteningly close to buying a timeshare at the Westin Villas in Ka'anapali, Maui, we ended up passing. Though we really do want to return for that sushi in Kihei and to be Gypsy Guided up Haleakala, it will likely be a while before we return. We're not necessarily counting down the days until we can get back again but, now that we know how to do "our Maui," we are excited about the future 'educated trip' we'll take.
It was a perfect honeymoon.
Aloha and Mahalo!
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