7:30AM- Beach discovery run. The route was very hilly and sandy. I had to walk in certain spots, but a good workout. A workout where the pace doesn't reflect the effort. Easy two miles, then pushed the next three to 7:40-50's and last mile at 6:29. I kept my watch going to take my HR and was only in the 80% range. Weird, cause it felt much harder. 8:15ap
Afterwards, I got cleaned up and was able to locate an LDS church. It was a beautiful church with full seats. The speaker was a riot- at least I thought so. I was the only one laughing out loud, which I think was appreciated by the speaker;) He said something about the devil aiming in between our loin cloth, to take us down. I wasn't sure what he was talking about before, but that set me off for the rest of the meeting. Eventually Steve joined in and we had to avoid eye contact the rest of the meeting to stay reverent. After sacrament, 80% walked out the door, leaving 10 others in Sunday school. It was so quiet and no one was answering any questions. We couldn't imagine the class spitting in half again for Relief Society and Elders, so we ran out afterwards. Everyone was so welcoming and it was a great experience.
We are staying at the Makena Beach and Golf Resort in Maui. We wish we could afford this regularly, but Steve's work flipping the bill for a work convention he is presenting at. We keep pinching ourselves and giggling like children (even outside of church.)
So far while we've been gone, my MIL has had her hands full. My four-year-old ran away at Walmart. After a frantic search, then a code Adam and a call to the police, he was discovered hiding in the bra rack. Oh my. Then my daughter's play practice ended and hour early so she decided to walk home. My MIL couldn't find her anywhere and about had her second heart attack. Hopefully the rest of the week is better. ah!
This morning I ran along the streets and found three different beaches. Some were more secluded than others. I also spotted a bird sanctuary reserve nestled back in the State park. I stumbled upon it after a significant hike. The only thing marking it was a rusted over sign, barely visible from the street. I was excited to see several shells in the forestry area. I collected a few, only to return back to the hotel and see snails inhabiting the same type I had collected. Gross, I collected snail shells! I can do that in Bountiful.
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