with your spirit and release congestion in your body. The masseuse used kneading techniques and long strokes for a very relaxing massage. After a steam and a primp, it was time for dinner.
The next day we took a drive to check out Honolua Bay (known locally as "the Bay"), which may be the most beautiful surf spot I have ever seen. It is at the bottom of a cliff and while it was windy around the area, the spot seemed to remain calm, and the water was beautiful and clear. Honolua Bay picks up swell from the north and west and when it gets big in December it's the location for the Billabong Pro. Stupidly, we never surfed this break, even though the waves were a very mellow waist-high. Instead, we went to a place aptly named "Shit Falls." I had heard good things about it. It was supposed to have long rolling waves and be a nice intermediate spot. The wind there was so fierce that as I was putting on my leash, the wind picked up my board and flung it into my leg, giving me a charlie horse. This should have been a good indication that it was time to go. Instead, I got in the water and started paddling out, and paddling, and paddling. I couldn't get past the damned white water. Frustration was setting in. The wind was whipping. The waves looked manageable, but still. My boyfriend paddled back over to me with a look that said let's get out of here. But just then an opportunity came up and I made it out past the break. He mentioned he cut his foot, but it was too crazy and windy to see. We decided we hated this place and caught one in. (Well, caught one might be overstating it —got pushed in like a bunch of kooks was more like it.) My boyfriend's foot was bleeding severely. The wind was howling and we got the hell out of there. (Please let me know if you have had a more pleasant experience there. I hear it's fun.)
But all of this was nothing that some plate lunch couldn't cure. And so, despite the surly attitude of our counter woman, the teriyaki beef, white rice, and mac salad put everything right again.
Wish you were here,
Rebecca
Planning a trip to Maui? Check out Visitmaui.com, Surfmaps.com (which, for a small fee, will give you a list of the surf spots on Maui), and Omaui.com (for surf reports).
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