Hi everyone! Ryan Here. This blog post is all about my 2019 trip to Maui. I talk about some highlights and there are some pretty outstanding pictures (if i do say so myself)
Alright first things first. The weather. I really enjoyed being on the beach with the red hot sun while everyone back at home in Edmonton were freeze their buts off in -30 weather. We picked a good time to go. Sorry (not sorry) to all the people back at home that I sent photos of palm trees to and kinda rubbed it in their face they weren’t on vacation in Maui.
What were some highlights you ask. Well……
Food. Food for me is always a highlight. Nothing better than having cheeseburgers in paradise. I loved eating out and that now places are doing better at having more gluten free options. A fun spot was the Cool Cat Cafe. So if you are every in Maui check it out, say Ryan sent you. Maybe next time I go they will give me free food for recommending it. Also I really love BBQing with my dad. We have made it kinda a tradition now. We always meet some really interesting people and have some fun or strange conversations with them. Mostly the conversations are about sports but sometimes they take a turn and I want our food to cook faster so we can get out of there (oh and eat the food too).
A vacay wouldn’t be a true vacay without doing nothing by the pool or on the beach. I always look forward to just being glued to a chair, listening to music, drinking a fun drink, reading books and just not moving at all.
It wasn’t all lounging though. That would be boring. Have to mix it up a bit. In the past with my bro and this trip there was a little beach yoga action. Mostly just sand in places there shouldn’t be sand but also a good work out. Maybe a sandy beach isn’t the best spot for yoga though. I also worked up a sweat at the gym and hit the pool for some laps often. The trip was a good mix of doing absolutely nothing and sweating like a bull (work off all that junk food and mouth watering burgers).
It wouldn’t be a trip to Maui without seeing some turtles and going snorkelling. It will never not be cool to see wildlife in the ocean. Lots of cool creatures. In one of the pictures bellow the turtles could be mistaken as rocks… I think its pretty cool also they know where to go to lay there eggs. Does anyone else think thats pretty cool? How do they remember to go back to the same spot that they were born. I have said cool a million times but once more I think its so cool.
Speaking of cool. Here are some other cool fun things we got up to.
Went to see Aqua Man while we were there. Got to see Jason Momoa in action. After the movie I though maybe I would see him in action in real life if I went swimming in the ocean. Just looking at turtles then have Jason Momoa swim past. That would be the coolest of cool. Also not far from possible. He is from Hawaii so maybe I will see him. Next time.
Flexing my camera skill muscles was cool. I love taking photos of sunsets and there were some really nice sunsets while we were there.
Lots of cups of coffee and lots of Ketchup. My staples. Even on vacation I am %99 made of coffee and ketchup.
Everything is better when you are in vacation mode. The whole trip was one big party. Cant wait to go back. I already miss swimming in the pool every day, hanging out at the beach, eating 50 pounds of junk food, taking rockin photos of turtles, the bars and the funny drunk people, and lastly the heat. Soon Maui I will be back.