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Penny Finds The Ocean

Loaded up with our goodies from Costco we drove 40 minutes to Lahaina and checked into our resort, The Royal Lahaina. Penny immediately found the ice-cold pineapple flavored water in the lobby while I checked us in. We gave all of our luggage to the bellman and proceeded to our room on the 4th Floor, 4023. We opened the door to our room expecting a garden view but once we went out on the balcony we discovered we had a good view of the ocean. Of course, I pulled out my camera and started taking pictures. We immediately started unpacking our crammed suitcases finding homes for all of our items plus the Costco items. Penny started jumping on the king sized bed. It took us a good 20 minutes before we got into our bathing suits and headed down to the beach. Penny saw the pool and wanted to go in but when she saw the sand at the beach and the ocean she quickly forgot about the pool. She ran to the water and found that it was warm on her little feet. Then she discovered the big waves and how powerful they are as one almost pulled her to her feet. It didn't take long before we were immersed in sand with sand in our suits. It was fun watching Penny, clearly she loved the ocean at first site. We couldn't stay long as we had dinner plans so someone wasn't a happy camper that we had to pull her away but she quickly learned that the ocean was nearby to the hotel and asked to go to it over and over again.
After showering the sand off, we headed over to our favorite place, Aloha Mixed Plate. I had planned to meet an old AMC co-worker, who was in town with girlfriends from Seattle. We arrived and shortly thereafter, Dave, Verona, and Mary showed up, they decided not to sit with us. So hubs, Penny, and I stayed at the bar. While we partook in the all too familar Mai Tai's, Miss Penny partook in the not-so-familar, pineapple juice, which I think she found too sweet.
After enjoying a few $3.50 drinks, our table was ready so we took up a seat and waited for Pam and her entourage of ladies showed up. Once they arrived, we quickly jumped into conversation focusing on what we have been doing since 1999 and who we each still talk to from AMC. We ordered dinner but had to eat quickly as Miss Penny wanted to explore and she quickly viewed the beach beyond the restaurant. Dinner was amazing as always and afterward I found myself on the beach with Pam and Penny. We watched as the sun set and as boats dropped their anchors just offshore. The magical sunset reminded me why I love Maui so much.
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