If you ever have the time and opportunity to visit Lanai, Maui county, you should do it! It costs $30/direction to take the ferry from Lahaina, Maui to Lanai. For $10/direction, Issac will drive you in the shuttle from the harbor to Lanai city. He'll tell you that Blue Ginger is a really good place to catch a meal; no one ever complains. What he may not tell you is that Blue Ginger makes home baked pastries this at will melt your mouth and fill your belly! I tried a breakfast sandwich that was divine. The town is little, cute and everyone is so friendly. Back to the harbor area is the Four Seasons, which is waaaay too rich for my blood, although if you're not staying there they'll still let you catch a drink at their bar for $12-15 or so. More likely visitors will be camping at the beach, like we did. Lanai residents can camp right on the beach, visitors from anywhere else camp on the grass right behind the beach and are welcome to swim in the ocean.
We arrived the day before and stayed in Lanai city with our friend Christina. Right when I got there I rode with Issac to Lanai City. After getting my welcome to Lanai shoot of tequila, I was swept away to another house to my first Passover dinner. It was amazing. I posted below a pic of tsimmis, which means ENOUGH, I think. I don't remember everything because Passover dinner involves a lot of wine. We went back to Christinas house and got ready for the wedding.
On Saturday, I woke up before everyone else and took a walk around town. It was quiet and cozy. Everyone that passed by me waived our threw up a Shaka. We packed the pickup and made our way to the beach. We quickly unloaded and began to shuttle people off the am ferry to the beach. DO NOT BRING ALCOHOL ON THE BEACH. LOCALS WILL CALL THE POLICE AND LOSE THE ALOHA SPIRIT!!! They really don't want riffraff there.
At about 5pm, my husband married our friends on the beach. Robbie and Shelby had a beautiful wedding and we bbq'd after. The following morning we woke up and swam with dolphins.
Lanai is magic. Practice pono, respect for the land and its people. Enjoy the water, beach and be thankful for aina and mana.
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