MAUI ARRIVAL

On Wed., Feb. 2nd we arrived in Maui... a little ahead of schedule. Sato cleared quarantine almost minutes after he got off the plane! We couldn't believe how easy it was. We were then able to catch a much earlier flight to Maui.

Our friends Magen & Erik picked us up at the Maui airport in our car (my same Honda Element that drove us from Florida to California). It seems the car also arrived in Maui sooner than expected. It only took 10 days to ship it from Oakland to Maui... not bad! So it actually beat us there.

Magen & Erik were kind enough to let us stay at their apartment. The first few days went smoothly until a maintenance man came by for an inspection and saw Sato. Unfortunatly the apartment does not allow pets and Sato got the boot. So now Dusty & I are staying in the Lahaina Hostel... I think it is the only hotel in town under $300 a night that is willing to accept dogs.

We should hear tomorrow if we get approved to rent a 4 bedroom, 2 bath house! Keep your fingers crossed. If it doesn't go through, it is only because the owner is hesitant to have a dog there. But should it go through, we will be living with Magen & Erik, and one of Erik's friends he teaches with. So we will have one extra bedroom for guests! We'll keep you all posted.

On the job front, Dusty dropped off some resumes today and I am in the process of setting up my interview with DOE for a school counseling position. It looks like it may be the first week of March before I get my interview, so I may substitute teach in the mean time.

When we really get settled in, we will wrap up our Cross Country journal entries for Reno, South Lake Tahoe & San Diego. But in the mean time, a very big THANK YOU to our gracious hosts Aunt Freda & Frank in Reno, Lauren in Laguana Beach, and Lynne & Pat in San Diego. You all took such great care of us, and we love ya for it! :)