The Groom

Here I am on the beach on D-Day (marrying Donna day), don't be deceived by the clouds, it was sweltering hot and sunny but there were a few clouds to give us a bit of reprieve.

If I look calm, it's because I was actually half-doped on Benadryl to keep the mozzy-bites down.

The combination of heat and antihistamine meant I spent most of the day in a blissful daze, only just aware of what was going on around me, enough to be able to speak my vows on cue and smile for the photos.

Actually I think half the time the smile was a side-effect of the drugs.

This was Gina's camera btw, she took some good snaps.

Must Do Checklist: The Luau

It's one of those extremely expensive tourist things that has to be done, so here we are queuing on the beach, near twilight waiting to get our hands on those free complimentary Mai Tai's.

To be fair, it was a free bar and all you can eat, what else could you ask for?

Here's the pig going into the ground. For those that don't know, a Luau is where they cook a whole pig in the ground before serving it up.

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Maui

After arriving overnight, driving in the dark along the coast to find the Ka'anapali Villas where we would be staying we finally got to glimpse the beauty of the island of Maui. Far left is Donna overlooking a place where whales can be spotted. Unfortunately we were too early in the season to see them.

Left is a lava rock beach close to Makena Cove, south of the island where we were 3 days from sealing the deal.

Below, some trees behind Makena Beach where I was ambushed by a Mosquito and Donna standing on Makena Beach.

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