Today we woke up at 5am! I don’t know what it was but we couldn’t sleep. So I decided to get up and go to the gym for an early morning workout. There was only one other person in the gym with me and she was the employee! I welcomed the silence and got to work. It was probably one of the best workouts of my life. I had so much energy and before I knew it an hour and a half had flown by. I headed back to the room to plan the day with Ben. Since we really liked the town of Paia we got in the car and went back for lunch. We weren’t sure which restaurant we wanted to eat at and figured we would just decide when we got there. We actually ended up buying sandwiches from the local grocery store! From the outside it looked like nothing but when you went in it is like a hippy Whole Foods. It was my dream store! All organic and with products and foods you don’t normally see at regular stores. They had a fabulous sandwich/salad bar section so Ben and I picked up some vegan sandwiches. Who says you need meat on a sandwich?!?!? These had so many flavors that we didn’t miss the usual chicken or turkey. They were so good we went back and bought another.
That afternoon was devoted to relaxing (again). Before we knew it was time for cocktails. But this wasn’t just any night. This was the night we were going out with our new friend Mike (who was an employee at the Ritz who worked at the pool) and his girlfriend Amber. We met Mike a few days earlier and he was the coolest guy. He was so helpful and easygoing. The conversation just seemed to flow freely and before we knew it we were talking with him every time we went to the pool. Ben and I told him about our plan to go over to Kauai Island from Sunday until Tuesday and the strangest coincidence happened…he told us that he was going to Kauai on the EXACT same dates with Amber!!! Can you believe that?!? If that isn’t fate, I don’t know what is. We arranged to have drinks later on that night to get to know them better and just hang out. Mike and Amber the first “young” people we had met on our trip. So we were pretty excited to go out with them.
We met up Amber and Mike at a sushi restaurant called “Sansei” (www.sanseihawaii.com) around 8pm. Sansei was located right on Ritz-Carlton property. It was an immediate connection between all of us. It was as if we were meeting up with old friends. There was no awkwardness, we just all immersed ourselves in great conversation and before we knew it 10:30pm rolled around. During our talk we planned to meet up in Kauai and explore the island together because they had never been either. Ben and I didn’t think twice about meeting up with them, we couldn’t wait to!!! Honestly, I am still in shock that we all planned to be in Kauai on the exact same dates. Some signs are just too obvious to ignore.
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