Our Week In Maui Day 5

Day 5
Monday, October 18, 2010

True to form, today started out perfectly (insert pangs of jealousy here). We woke up at 6:50am. I should note we went to bed at 9pm, so we were clearly energized and feeling good. We sat out on the lanai and reminisced about the day before on the road to Hana. Of course, each morning has not been complete without the island's kona coffee masterfully brewed with our added dash of French vanilla creamer and raw sugar. However, this morning wasn't quite like the others....

As I emptied the dishwasher and piddled around the suite to organize the place and catch up with Good Morning America, I noticed Allison had been out on the lanai for quite a while. It was now a little later in the morning and more people were out and about roaming the grounds and setting up by the pool. It occurred to me that Allison, so engrossed with her journalling efforts, didn't realize she was giving everyone at the Ritz (within sight) a show. Yes folks, she was topless. That's just what Maui does to a person. Utter bliss and relaxation. Totally natural. However, in the efforts of not getting kicked out, I grabbed her a t-shirt.

We then headed to the gym to work on our fitness and obsess over how flippin sweet the treadmills are a little more. On our way back we managed to steal about 6 bags of coffee from the housekeeping carts. What a productive morning.

Another pool day for the two of us filled with lots of sun and ridiculous photos. We came back up to the room and just relaxed for a while. Then we got ready for our fun filled evening of MAGIC!!!! First stop, however, was Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. For some good eats and a view right from the ocean! Allison ordered a 'big bucket of boat trash' and I had the mahi mahi. We ate anxiously and excitedly (aka I stuffed my face because I was paranoid we wouldn't have enough time)!!

We arrived at Warren and Annabelle's Magic Show perfectly punctual and observed we were the youngest people in there by decades. We read about the legend of Annabelle haunting the place and playing random ballads from her piano and then were ushered into a room with four doors and a giant stack of books where we were instructed to try one of the doors to gain access the parlor. We chose 'Destiny' and Annabelle immediately hinted we should look to the books for this one. Allison immediately saw the keyhole in the books and suddenly a brick wall between two of the doors opened.

We walked into one of the most enchanted and unique parlors ever. There were antiques dispersed amongst tables for two and a completely 1920s vibe to it all. We had no idea this is the experience we'd be taking in. We were sat and almost instantly sipping on a strawberry banana beverage and nibbling on seafood appetizers (not that we were even hungry). And to top it off before the show our 'royal flush package' provided a grandiose dessert. White chocolate raspberry cheesecake with an Oreo crust and raspberry drizzle. BOOMSHAKALAKA!

Alas, it was time for the show... We were ushered into a quaint auditorium seating only 78 people within 5 rows. The music began and an amusing looking man in a tuxedo tripped from behind the curtains to find his way onto thebstage. It was Warren. Now confronted by the sole man we have determined will be our entertainment for the night, we felt all of the excitement take over. 4!lucky honeymooned couples were granted access to the front row so we sat back in our 3rd row middle seating and the laughs began immediately... After all, this is a comedy magic show.

For the next 2 hours Warren dazzled us with his slight of hand magic, making playing cards disappear, reappear, be cut into pieces and be magically taped back together. All the while, he brought a unique entertainment piece with his jokes and his stories of being a boy from South Carolina living his dream here in Maui. What really entertained me the most was his ability to drop a bowling ball from his magician hat only to turn around and drop a second one when taunted by an audience member. It was a fantastic show and we left ready to tell any possible tourists that Warren is definitely worth the high price of admission. He is a must-see here on Maui.

In good form, we left Lahaina and headed back to Kapalua to be met by our ridiculously comfortable bed at the Ritz. Laying down, we both had a sigh as we realized this is the last night we will be resting our heads in this paradise. But, there is a larger sense of happiness in this equation as we know that there is another paradise that awaits us in Austin, Texas. We just feel so lucky to be living these lives. But, we aren't going home yet. One more day awaits.