Maui – more of the first day
Day by Day, Photos April 29th, 2010Beach fun
Polo Beach is a small beach, and not too many people visit it. Like all of the beaches, the water is warm and clear, and there’s a long stretch of sand where it seems you can wade forever before the water gets deep enough that you are forced to swim.
Obviously, I don’t know any of the people in the photos, but it looked like they were all having fun. I wanted to try the “boogie board” thing, but decided to wait for another day.
And if I ever master the boogie boards, maybe I can move up to kayaking on a surfboard…
By now, I could feel my legs starting to burn, and knew I needed to get away from the sun. And look for some sun screen. And find a beer. And get something to eat. I asked the boogie board rental guy where I could find all of that. He told me it was about a 15 minute walk to the Shops At Wailea. Suspiciously I headed into the direction he pointed.
Another half hour later, I found the shopping mall. Way too expensive for my taste, and nothing of interest to me, but they had a Hawaiian Cheeseburger place. I ordered the daily special and a beer. And shared my meal with a couple of birds (some kind of pigeon, I think)
I did draw the line when they asked me if I was going to finish the beer.
Still sunscreen-less, I headed back to my hotel. I was gonna hurt tomorrow – I could feel my kneecaps burning. It was a long walk, uphill all the way, and unfortunately facing into the sun all the way.
