Onwards and upwards to Day 4 of the Maui trip.

The Boy woke up early enough to capture the sunrise.

Because of the three-hour time difference, I woke up every morning around 6 a.m. with ease.

We both had amazing amounts of energy in Maui, far more than I seem to have at home.

It’s because Maui = Magic.

We decided to take our morning coffee with us and drive to Slaughterhouse Beach, just the two of us.

This was where I saw my first Maui spider. The Boy’s father told me there weren’t any spiders in Maui, WRONG!

I think he was just giving me shit. People like to do that, you know, because I have blond hair.

Since it was early in the morning and a little overcast at that moment in time, we had the beach to ourselves.

Rainbow!

Posing on a beach with a coffee cup. H-a-w-t.

It’s important to be barefoot as much as possible.

The rocks were worn smooth from the ocean waves.

Just who does that hussy think she is?

Although no crabs scampered across my bare toes, I saw the movement of them in the shadows of the rocks. They were shy.

I wish we had gotten a better shot of that purple friend in the foreground. Looks interesting.

We spotted a cave that needed a little exploring.

Aw, turned out to be a fake cave. That didn’t stop the Boy from climbing inside.

What a nice, relaxing morning!

My sources (random weirdos at the dog park) have informed me that the weather this weekend is supposed to be NICE! And I’ll take it, Seattle, bring it on! I’m ready.