Our last full day in Maui was today and we decided to keep it easy. We slept in, Dave cooked breakfast and we lounged around the room before heading out to go resort looking. There are some fabulous resorts here on Maui which we chose not to indulge in but I have a thing for wandering around hotel resort properties and envisioning future trips even if I know that the likelihood of them happening is rather small. Out of all the resorts our favorites ended up being the Grand Wailea hotel and the Hyatt Regency resort on Kaanapali Beach. For us the deciding factor was their pools which were fabulous.
We also spent a good bit of money on jewelry too. My favorite jewelry store Na Hoku (where my engagement and wedding rings are from) is based here so we felt that it was a must to stop in. I was actually very surprised by how excited Dave got about purchasing a piece of jewelry from them and we spent a good deal of time trying on different pieces. Finally I chose a necklace called the Tree of Life which is beautiful, fitting, and being discontinued. We didn't realize the discontinued bit until we were checking out so that validated our choice even further as there were two that we were trying to decide between.
Once that purchase was complete we were directed over to their sister company Pearl Factory - Hawaii's Original Pearl in the Oyster Company where we were able to choose an oyster and whatever pearl is inside it is ours for free. There I had Dave choose an oyster and with a resounding "ALOHA!", we opened to find this beautiful creamy white and pink pearl. It was beautiful and I determined that I needed to get it set in something. Of course the settings ranged from $20 to ridiculous. Needless to say, I chose a setting on the pricier side of things and that allowed us to chose another oyster to crack open. With another loud "Aloha!", we open that one and found a bluish, silver pearl, the second rarest pearl after a black one. This time though we only spent $30 for the setting. She also let us choose yet another oyster to open and this time we received a very lustrous, gold and white pearl that she drilled. We decided not to have it set so eventually we will have to find another setting later on. So yes, I ended up with not one but 3 beautiful necklaces that I can't wait to wear.
I'm sad that today is our last day but sadly vacations can't last forever.
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