I'm looking for a vacation destination for next spring '09. It's just going to be me and my wife and she isn't a kiter right now. This may change but let's run with the assumption it's not. So, that being said she's incredibly agreeable and not high maintenance but she needs more than just a beach in the middle of no where to entertain her. For example we went to Belize and she loved the 4 blocks of dirt town that is San Pedro. So nothing huge or fancy but enough to walk around and get some culture and not be scared for your life while her husband is out chasing wind or fish.
On the other hand, I'm looking for wind
Relatively consistent wind and varied conditions are preferred, i.e. waves, flat water, etc. Shocker, I'm sure. If I could only pick one it would be warm, tropical flat water. We've traveled quite a bit to the Caribbean and I'm not opposed to going back there. It's easy travel and great people. I've been to Belize, the DR, Turks and Caicos, BVI...it's not that I don't want to go back but I also enjoy checking out new experiences. We also like to dive, hike, explore, stay relatively active and I'll flats fish if it's around (like in Belize. Those permit will drive you crazy!). I don't need crazy restaurants as I usually prefer a meal of grilled fish, rice, plantains and the local beer. However, if there's fine dining I won't turn my nose up at it either. We like laying in hammocks, nosing around on our own, imbibing in the local drink, and relaxing.
Right now in my mind I'm targeting April or May and looking into Maui. Lots of friends have recommend it, but when I start researching on the web it feels overwhelming. Much more than the normal 5 options in the Caribbean type research. One other consideration (and why I'm getting on this so early) is I am trying to fly on miles. I have a ton but as you know it can get difficult with blackout dates, et al. I can book to Maui now or possibly somewhere else based on recommendations here. I may even have to travel to our second choice if #1 isn't available on a mileage ticket.
Lastly, total travel time is about 10 days maybe a couple of more. Flying from Denver and would like something out of the country with the exception of Hawaii since we've never been there before.
Any recommendations, suggestions, past experiences would be appreciated and most helpful. Many thanks in advance. Sorry for the novella just thought I'd give as much info as possible to help with your recommendations.
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