Day 5

After a quick stop at Maui Coffee, we headed upcountry. O'o farms provides tours of their diversified natural farm that supplies several local restaurants.

We picked lettuce for our salad for lunch. They grow everything from avocados, olives, Maui onions, even coffee right on their 8 acres.

On our way back home, we stopped at Lahaina, capital of Hawaii from 1820 to 1845, before heading back to Fleming beach on Honokahua Bay next to the Ritz. Mahalo Maui!

Day 4

After scoping out some fish at Kapalua Bay (snorkeling that is), we spent the day in Waihua spa. Rejuvinated, we headed to Merriman's, for some merriment, lulled by an O-koto, a Japanese traditional harp.

Getting there is half the fun. Along the Kapalua Coastal trail, you pass a nesting area at Hawea Point for a rare Hawaiian bird called Wedge-tailed Shearwater. And then past Makaluapuna Point, a lava rock peninsula jutting a quarter mile into the ocean and then Oneloa Bay known for its wild sand dunes and kiewe trees.

Day 3

After yoga, we headed for the hills, the Mahana Ridge trail. 2 hours of beautiful trails overlooking west Maui and Molokai. There we trecked through the Maunalei Arboretum where we saw Banyon trees, Koa trees and other Polynesian shrubs and plants.

Later it was beachside where we enjoyed the views from D.T. Fleming Beach before heading up to the Banyon Tree for dinner. 

Day 2

We experienced a few things today... Kona coffee, coconut smoothies, guava juice, papaya and the Kapalua Coastal trail. A coastal route from the resort to Kapalua Bay, named the best beach in America. After our morning jaunt, we headed to the South Shore where we stopped at Kealea Pond National Wildlife Reserve, a beautiful waterfront spot with a preserved watershed ideal for birdwatching, such as the a'eo, a Hawaiian stilt bird.

We ended up at the Four Seasons in Wailea for drinks and dinner.

Day 1

Upon arrival in Maui, we picked up our Ford Mustang convertible and headed to West Maui and the Ritz Carlton Kapalua. There we had a very enjoyable Bikini Blonde, walked the grounds and discovered the Honokahua preservation site, a burial site and spiritual place for indigenous Hawaiians. Our room overlooks Kapalua's Bay golf course and we were struck by the view over the water to the surrounding islands, the sounds of birds and the magnificent Norfolk Island pine trees. Afterwards, we headed to Kai where we dined on sushi and listened to Hawaiian music.