last adventures in 2010
Hi out there!
Island of Maui
The next morning we are taking the ferry to Maui, it is at first a little choppy but then the ocean smooths out the closer we get to the harbor of Lahaina. What a difference, we find a buzzing place with lots of tourists, shops and restaurants. At the sunset in Lahaina we are sitting underneath the huge Banyan Tree and listen to the daily concert of the hundreds of birds that gather there every night.
giant Waterfall on the road to Hana
The next morning we are getting up early and taking the fabled road to Hana. It is sunny when we leave at the Pioneer Inn in Lahaina but after getting our coffee at Starbucks in Kahului we drive right into a huge rain cloud as we are setting out for Hana. Nevertheless, it’s a beautiful trip as all the waterfalls are flowing at full pace. There are sun breaks here and there as we go through hairpin turn after hairpin turn. R.D. is riding shoot gun and starts to feel a little oozy but I have to concentrate and negotiate all those hairpin turns – no matter how sick he looks. I feel very sorry for my love. But we stop and take pictures at a few waterfalls and old concrete bridges to help lessen the green around his gills.
Grave of Charles Lindberg
After the hour or so break in the harbor of Hana we decide to forge on towards the grave site of America’s most famous aviator Charles Lindberg. We mistakenly pass the grave and end up turning around and having some coffee and a smoothie at a hippie commune farm. They give us the proper directions and also tell us that we should drive around the coast rather than go back on the curvy road to Hana. We gladly accept that advice and after the cemetery finish our drive around the slopes of Haleakala. We make it to our next hotel for check-in and are surprised with an ocean front room. We grab the last hour of sunshine from right down at the beach and watch the last sunset of the year.
Aloha and talk to you soon, Honu
