Finally, an Update...

Wow, I have felt very loved for those of you who have let me know you've been reading my blog...and that you're annoyed because I haven't updated lately! Hee he, I guess that's a good problem to have...

So, Sept. 16 was my 27th birthday, and my sister came to tiny Hana to visit--my best present. Finally, someone to actually see with their own eyes that I live in a tiny cabin in the jungle and fight rodents and bugs all day and bake banana bread for a tiny little roadside stand...I made Rachel stay with me at least one night and brave the cabin, but i was a nice sister and let her sleep under the mosquito net while i roughed it on the floor. We hiked up to Waimoku falls the next day, which is a 3.6 mile hike up the mountainside through an old-growth bamboo forest to a 300+ foot waterfall...amazing. That night we went back to Kihei where my sister has a time-share, stopping on the way for an fancy-shmancy dinner at the very famous Mama's Fish House for dinner.

Arriving late at the time-share, we checked in and were going to call it a night, but we ran to the grocery store and I ended up coercing my tired sister to have a shot with me at the Tiki Lounge across the street. The bar was packed and we only had money for one round, but while we waited for our drinks (Don Julio for me, of course), we ended up making friends with the whole bar and everyone outside on the patio and stayed until close. Good times.

We spent the next day at Big Beach (Makena) in Wailea, which is this huge, gorgeous white sand beach which was relatively uncrowded. We swam and laid around on the beach all day, then went for drinks and food at the outdoor lounge at the Grand Wailea, just as the sun was going down...nice day. We later cruised out to LaHaina (thanks for driving Rach!) for some dessert and then live music at the Hard Rock.

Rachel drove me back to Hana the next day after we ran some errands, and then she was off to the airport...leaving both of us much poorer but happier by the end of the weekend. I also had a party at my cabin that Friday after and about 20 people came and we had food and talked story and it was awesome to have so many people come out.

I have been working every day since then, trying to make up for some lost time from taking four days off, and finally making a little headway. We are entering the rainy season here, and the mud is almost as bad as the mosquitoes (which still are relentless...i think i'm becoming immune to deet). I have been hitch-hiking around as i am without a car during the day, and i am stealing whatever precious sun i can get, now that it rains so much. As is my usual m.o., I have been meeting people everywhere i go, having adventures, and jumping off cliffs into the ocean (my new favorite activity besides sunbathing).

I am hoping to come visit SF in early December for at least a week, and I can't wait, although i will need a better (read = "warmer") wardrobe for my return...all I wear here is shorts and swimsuits and skirts. I definitely miss everyone, and please know that you are welcome to come visit, so save those pennies and make a plan for some down-time in Maui.

Oh, and if you're looking to get rid of an Apple laptop, let me know :)