Maui, the First Island

 Getting a Taste

 Sunday, 4/23 - At the island of Maui. We had a tasting excursion at 8:15, so we got up at 6:30 and had breakfast. Had 14 passengers and a driver/guide packed into a van, driving from place to place to try various dishes. Usually, a 'tasting' is a single bite, or maybe 2, but several of these tastings involved a complete serving. John got over-heated at 1 point, and then got full at the next stop, which surprised me. The final stop was a craft brewing company that served food. John tried the 2 beers they offered for tasting, but neither of us ate our fish taco. Back at the ship, John was wiped and took a nap. Then we had supper at the skyline, which was okay. John read for a while and went to bed. I read until midnight and went to sleep.

Our room had not been made when we got back to the ship about 2. Which meant the bed had not been split. I complained - again - and someone arrived about 3 to clean it. We went to the library until about 4. It had been cleaned and the beds separated so we could use them.

 

Climbing the Volcano

Monday, 4/24 - still at Maui. Had an excursion at 8 to go to the top of the dormant volcano, supposed to be 2 to 1/2 hours, but we didn't get back until 12:30. John tried to walk the last 500 feet to the top of the peak, but only got half-way there before he had to turn around and come back or miss the bus. It was a spectacular sight, but John was running down by the time we got back to the ship. We were going to eat at the Skyline, but it wasn't open, so we went to the buffet. Listened to our voicemails on our room phone. NextCruise wanted to answer John's questions, and she would be at her desk from 2 until 4. We originally went to the wrong desk, but eventually found her. Then back to our room, where John was tired and upset. At 4, went to the talk about the next day's port, Hilo, on the Big Island. At 5:00 was a Loyalty Appreciation party. After about 15 minutes, we left to get supper. Decided to try the Cadillac Diner, but weren't impressed. John ate about half his sandwich and went back to our cabin. I finished most of my meal and went to our cabin. We talked about the luau, which was an evening excursion on Thursday, and decided to cancel our participation, so I went down and cancelled it. When I got back to the room around 7, J stopped reading and went to bed.