Day two:
She awoke to a gentle nudging, followed by a not so gentle nudge.
He was already up, and slightly sweaty, she noticed. He prodded her foot again, "Time to get up, there are kayak's awaiting."
Still a bit muddled by sleep she swung her feet down and rubbed her eyes. "Kayaks?"
"Yeah, I signed us up for a kayaking and snorkeling trip and we have to be there by 8:00," he said as he pulled her up and kissed her forehead.
She grumbled a second then headed for the bathroom. She emerged 15 minutes later, hair and teeth brushed, and looking as radiant as ever, he thought. He kissed her again then guided her to the door and down the elevator and out to the street. A few minutes' walk brought them to a small beach on a calm cove. Black sand patches interspersed with outcroppings of black lava stretched out along both sides, dotted with palm trees. On the road a trailer with six kayaks was parked. The couple howdied the man and helped him tote the remaining plastic boats to the water.
Over the next few minutes another two couples arrived, thus filling the group. A short briefing by the guide followed and they were out on the water. As they paddled the guide would point out certain trees, plants, etc. and tell them the Hawaiian names as well as which trees were native. It turned out that Maui was, at one time, covered in Koa trees.
The sun was warm, the water clear, and the air calm and they covered a few miles when the guide announced it was time for a swim. Masks and fins were quickly (more or less in the rocking boats) and they rolled one by one into the water. Below them spread the best aquarium in the world. Colorful fish swam in and around equally colorful corals. The curious shapes of the corals gave a surreal effect, some looked like giant spiked mushrooms, others appeared as huge grey brains and still others looking like tiny trees. The guide pointed out the goatfish digging in the sand with their whiskerlike barbells, the longnose butterfly fish and the raccoon butterfly fish with a black band across its eyes.
A little further on they found a turtle floating on the surface. As the group swam closer it raised its head and took a gulp of air then leisurely swam through the group of humans and headed for deeper water in search of its next meal.
After about 30 minutes in the water the group remounted their kayaks (not as easy as it sounds) and paddled to the next snorkeling spot halfway back to the beach. The sun was high and several more groups of kayakers were on the water when they finally rebeached their boats and helped carry them to the trailer.
The couple walked back up the road to their hotel and had lunch overlooking the ocean. It was early afternoon when they made it back to their room. "I could do with a nap," he said, yawning expansively.
"And a shower, methinks," she added.
"Doth me odor offend thee, my faire?" he asked as he grabbed her and planted a kiss on her delectable lips.
"Tis true, an odor, unpleasant in nature, does about thee hang," she laughed, pushing him into the bathroom before turning and going back into the bedroom. He showered quickly and they passed in the doorway as she entered the bathroom upon his exit. After pulling on a pair of loose shorts he stretched out on the bed and quickly dropped into a shallow doze.
The doze was ended when he felt a bounce on the bed and found her sitting on the bed near his knees. She was wearing the terry robe from the bathroom and sat with one leg tucked under her, facing him, a Cheshire cat grin on her adorable face.