Maui Day 2

Day two definitely did not disappoint. I woke up at 6 in the morning to get down to the ziplining ranch in order to fly down the zip at 8 sharp. From our timeshare to the zipline office, it is only about a 30 minute drive without traffic, however with traffic, a one lane highway, and at hawaiian local driving speeds, our 30 minute journey took about an hour. However, the drive was absolutely worth it. As you look down off the 100 feet platform while you try to held back by a rope on the ziping line, your stomach fills inside out and your brain starts to second guess the ride, but once you let go and fly down a sense of relief and the realization of the beauty of the surroundings around you, make you forget of those inching minutes you had to wait while the crew made sure you were strapped & attached correctly. The experience was kind of like parasailing, intimidating at first, however it ends up feeling safe & adventurous. Of course I ate a lot of delicious food today. My mom is one of those people who actually YELPs restaurants, looking at the reviews and pictures, before she can even consider calling in for a reservation. And her yelping skills have not failed us yet! Coconut crusted shrimp, fresh market tuna sashimi, baby back pork ribs drizzled with tangy barbecue sauce, mahi mahi fish pan seared with a slight lemon drizzle made my families hearts and stomachs melt away into the build up of fat that we are going to gain from the delicious food. Hopefully our exercise throughout our trip will be enough to balance out all the food that we are devouring, but in reality I know that it is not enough. One reason I really love traveling with the parents, besides the endless amount of generosity in the spending department, is that they are never stingy on spending money on excellent food. I am very grateful that I have grown up with my parent's desire to advance their palates and that I am able to be a passenger on their journey, because without my parent's recommendations and teachings, I wouldn't appreciate food as much as I do now. Now only if my parents had the motivation to work off all the pounds of food, it would make my life so much easier. But nevertheless I am very appreciative and thankful that I have the parents that I have & wouldn't trade them for anyone else. Thank you for this trip mom & dad.