October 13: We flew Alaska Airlines to Seattle then on to Maui from there. We had plenty of time to eat breakfast and buy a sandwich for the plane. Julianne and Soren flew with us on the way over. They will fly back on their own. Deb is a little concerned about that but I think they will do great. They will only have a short layover on the return flight and Deb or Sam can pick them up at the airport. Deb and crew went to WalMart for us with a $500 card we provided to buy supplies there that we didn't want to buy large amounts of at Costco. So, some food is at hand in the condo when we arrived.
We arrived, got our car and headed to the condo arriving at 5:20p. Patti was getting ready to leave for the day. There are a few changes here at KBC. Long time managers Debbie and Tom resigned last January. I didn't ask why. We are short towels, they will bring us more. In addition, they only give each condo 2 beach towels now. I bought the kids all a towel from the ABC Store. There used to be a little supply of whatever the last person left behind (salt, pepper, oil, plastic containers, etc) but none of that is around anymore. That's not a real problem but I would have brought a few different things if I had known. All that said, the feeling at KBC is still very Ohana. Our furniture seems either new or reupholstered. Two great BBQs and nice picnic tables still exist. Everything was nice and clean when we arrived. Now they also give owners (and their guests or family) free A/C units. The units aren't much but they cool the living room area if needed. The weather has been so nice we haven't really used it, though the family is in the other unit. They keep things sort of closed up and dark but the breeze is perfect for us.
After we got here and settled in we went to Moose's for Happy Hour. Then back and to bed pretty early. We are all tired.
October 14: After a quick dip in the ocean and a quick trip over to ABC store today for those towels and a few other things. Other than that, Costco is the first thing on our agenda today. Spencer, Sierra, and Matt went with Deb and I to get a supply of food. It was crazier than we thought it would be because it barely fit in the car! Everyone ended up having things packed onto their laps, behind the seats, on the floor - - - Phew, we got it all in. $1,182. later we are on our way! Kalua pork sandwiches and spinach salad for lunch. We watched the sunset from the picnic tables and had pupus for dinner.
October 15: The beach is welcoming and lovely. We have had a lot of wind so the water isn't as calm as it has been in the past, even in the morning. The beach has been altered a bit by a tropical storm a few weeks bac, not the hurricane that came this way, the hurricane passed Kihei without even a notice. The sand should readjust itself in 2 weeks to 2 months according t o a local. John and I decided to go to our favorite place, Sorento's On The Beach for brunch, a little romantic get away by ourselves. What a HUGE disappointment. The place has changed. The menu has changed, no more crab cakes. No tablecloths anymore. They do have slow service. Who runs out of hash browns when it is 10a and they serve brunch until 3/? Even the servers were not friendly. We won't be going back. For years we have enjoyed that restaurant as a favorite spot on Maui - it's over. So disappointed.
October 16: Swimming each morning is so enjoyable. Jeff and Spencer went on a fishing excursion today. They had a great time and caught a lot of fish. We had fish tacos for dinner.
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