Creating a new dream on Maui

Welcome to the story of our new lives on the Island of Maui.  We were blessed with five acres and a 60 year old plantation home.  We arrived July 4th, 2011.  The past two weeks have been filled with creating a household as we came here with only our clothing, a truck, camera, computers and a few personal items.
As most of you know, we lost everything we owned with the exception of our pets in the Boulder Four-Mile fire in September of 2010.  We decided this was the time to fulfill our dream of living in Hawaii.

Our new home is only 720 square feet - plus a porch, garage and laundry room so we easily filled it with furniture from garage and moving sales.  Linda was quite pleased to find an authentic oak antique dresser.  She also was thrilled with finding new art to make the house "home".  We have learned to watch the roadside for local fishermen - they sell the fresh catch of the day from the side of the road.  We bought a five pound yellow fin tuna and cooked in on the grill with fresh pineapple - yummy!