Our drive from Kaanapali beach (west side of Maui) along the north shore and all the way to Hana was quite an experience. We didn't have the best weather, as it drizzled pretty much the entire time, but we made the most of it and tried to stop at as many tourist traps scenic views as possible.
Dragon's Teeth, or Devils Teeth, or something like that (I'm too lazy to reference my Maui Revealed book)
It is really hard to take a photo of yourself when you have to run through jagged lava rocks to strike your pose
When we first arrived here we saw a lady walking back and forth and in circles and I could not for the life of me figure out what she was doing. I thought maybe she was crazy and our guidebook had somehow led us to the insane asylum, but as we got closer I realized she was simply walking through a maze. Whew!
The Ritz-Carlton was supposed to be a beach front resort. They broke ground and began digging up the land only to unearth handreds of human remains. The Hawaiians were furious about this and eventually the Ritz was forced to put back the remains as best they could and move their resort back off of the ocean. This burial site is what remains today.
Hang Ten!
Looks like nothing.....
But look closer....
It's a blowhole! Naleakala (I think) blowhole. If it hadn't been raining we would have hiked right down to it, but the mud was too slippery and we didn't want to risk our lives for a blowhole.
People stack rocks everywhere out here. Very strange.
Trying to figure out where Olivine Pools are. The directions in the guidebook were kind of confusing so I kept reading, and re-reading trying to figure it out.
We thought we found them....
But we were wrong :( I think if we would have walked about 100 yards to our right we would have found them.
There was an artists studio in what seemed like the middle of nowhere. Very cool wood work!
If you look closely you can see the storm moving in. I was scared for that little sailboat out there in the big ocean!
A Waterfall
Tim on a rope swing at our first official stop on the Hana Highway (I did it too, but no pics!)
A freezing cold little pool we had all to ourselves
Black Sand Beach
The Olson's in a lava tube!
2 comments:
You are back!!! Yeah!!!!!!! I have missed your posts. Keep them coming when you can. You are totally bringing me back to my honeymoon....thank you!
I'm glad you're back, too. I've missed you!! It looks like you two had a wonderful trip. I'm so happy that you were able to take an adult vacation!
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