Princeton Jonady Nommesen turned 5 months old… it was time for his first vacation! We decided to stay in the country this time, to make it a little easier traveling with an Infant. He did really well on his first flight. We were blessed to have all three seats to ourselves. Little Zhenya got to stay home with Uncle Torrey and Grandma and Grandpa this time around.
It is always nice to be back in Hawaii. Spending ten days on the white sand beaches and swimming in warm water helped the stress of work fade away…
The little man wasn’t always sure what to think of the ocean, but he was a good sport!
The first stop was Kihei. We stayed in this oceanfront condo for five nights.
Because of the well equipped kitchen, I taught myself how to make sushi by watching YouTube videos. I had never tried it before, but after a few attempts, we were pleased with the results.
Sushi for dinner and macadamia nut pancakes for breakfast – all with an ocean view and wonderful weather. No complaining here.
The view from the condo and the warm trade breezes lulled us…
Hard to beat the Hawaiian sunset!
We almost didn’t want to leave our balcony!
But of course we had to adventure out to some of the other beaches!
And no trip to Maui could be complete without traversing the Road to Hanna. Here we started on the back-side of the mountain instead of taking the traditional route.
Near Hana we enjoyed the black sand beaches and hiking to tropical waterfalls. No place for a stroller in these parts…
We found all types of friends in the jungle.
Baby did GREAT! He was usually a happy camper.
Eventually the little guy started getting used to all that sun and sand.
Mom and Dad tried stand up paddle boarding for the first time. We could get used to this!
Further up the North West Coast, we ended up staying near Lahaina for a few days.
Home of the world famous Maui Brewing Company. Can someone say coconut smoked porter?
In Lahaina they provided cribs, which baby seemed to enjoy!
We had to take some time out of hanging out to hang out.
My wife took some great shots of the floating lotuses.
For our last two nights on the island, we used rewards to stay at the Andaz in Wailea.
The ocean view room was great! Low-key Hawaiian luxury.
Happy boy!
Sunburned and happy at the infinity pools.
In all, a great, refreshing vacation.
We could see moving here someday!