Written by Ashley Lopez

Hello beautiful readers, I know you’ve been dying to read Maui, Hawaii part two. So let’s gooooooo. My boyfriend and I stand by our choice: Maui was the island for us!

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If you haven’t already, you can read part one here. This is just a friendly reminder that my boyfriend and I got our airfare to Maui for free because we volunteered to take a later flight once; We each got a $350 voucher. We only had to pay for our lodging, food, and activities. Again, I broke this up into four days, this post being day three and four.

Disclaimer: Ashley Spills is not a travel blog and I am not a travel writer. This post might not be as detailed as other travel blogs.

Day 3: Maui Earth Day Festival & West Side of Maui, Hawaii

On day three we went to the Maui Earth Day festival ($15/person) to check out some local vendors. We ate delicious empanadas, drank coconut water from a coconut, and window shopped, or booth shopped (lol). We wrapped up the festival with a free sound healing session and we ended up taking about a 10-minute nap during the session. Ahhh, the good life.

After the festival, we made our way to the west side of Maui, Lahaina, for a quick dip, souvenir shopping, and some dinner. It took a while until we found a beach to take a dip in because there are so many to choose from and the drive itself took about forty minutes. We ended up by all the resorts and by the time I got in the water it was so windy! Have you ever had little specks of sand get blown at you furiously? 

Gosh, it feels like hundreds of safety pins poking you repeatedly all over your body and it HURTTTS. It was such a bizarre feeling. The weather in Hawaii is pretty knarly, it goes from 100% sunshine to gloomy in like five seconds. I am NOT kidding.

Finally, food!

After my failed attempt of swimming, we made our way to Lahaina Town where we did some souvenir shopping and grabbed dinner at Kimo’s Maui. Luis ordered fish tacos and I ordered fish n chips. The food was yummy and the view was lovely. After dinner, we went back to the Airbnb, which took about 45 minutes. Everything in Maui is so close, yet so far because of the small highways and many curves.

Day 4: Turtle Beaches & A Luau

Day four was our last full day in Maui and when I woke up, I felt it. When a vacation is coming to an end, it’s bittersweet because you don’t want it to end, but you also want to go back home and get things back in order. 

We started our day at Wailuku Coffee where we had some delicious coffee and breakfast. After breakfast we made our way to Kaulahao Beach thanks to Luis and his fabulous research. This beach was to die for. Kaulahao Beach is known for having a lot of turtles. We went thinking we’d see one or two, but NO—we saw at least thirty turtles just chillin’! We saw them go in and out of the ocean and bob their little heads when surfacing from under water. Honestly, these turtles were so darn cute—I could not get enough. I felt so content at this beach.

We were there for a few hours and then went to another beach, Ho’okipa Beach, where we saw at least fifty more turtles. You haven’t seen cute until you see a wild turtle poke its head out of the ocean. Another fun thing we saw was a little girl surfing. She had to be no older than ten years old, but she was riding the choppy waves like a pro. Luis and I were shocked. We had never seen a kid surf before. Yet, there I was too scared to go snorkeling because no one else was swimming, only surfing.

We left the beach kind of early because I wanted enough time to get ready before the luau. The luau was an hour away and I wanted to curl my hair and get cute for my man, so that’s just what I did and he loved my look. (I am barely starting to style my hair more and I don’t wear long dresses, so I felt pretty at the luau.)

Luau time

We went to the Maui Nui Luau at the Sheraton ($180/ person) and it started at 5:00 pm. The luau consisted of an open bar, a buffet, a lei, and a traditional ceremony. It was the perfect way to end our trip in Hawaii. The food and drinks were delicious and we were seated by the ocean, so we got to enjoy a beautiful sunset in Hawaii. We shared a table with two other couples and had fun chatting with them.

Luaus are pricey and this one was the cheapest one I found, and the only one available. (Others I saw that were sold out ranged from $200 to $300/person.) I think Maui Nui Luau is a smaller luau compared to others, but we still had a great time. If you are going to Hawaii, I recommend booking a luau beforehand so you have options to choose from.

Conclusion

Traveling to Maui has been the highlight of my year so far. I can’t wait for more adventures! I hope you enjoyed reading about my trip to Maui, Hawaii. Let me know in the comment section where you would love to travel to!

Thanks for reading, xo.

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