While we were in Hana, we didn't just sit on our butts. Well, mostly sitting of the butts and a little activity thrown in there for kicks.
One day, a bunch of us hiked up the 7 sacred pools hike again like we did last time. Love that hike, though, it's gorgeous! Here's a "little" waterfall on the road from Hana to the pools:
Here's some pics along the way:
There's the greatest Banyan tree along the way - it's huge and ancient, such a great peaceful feeling to be near it. I remembered it so vividly from last time, it was great to be back to visit our "giving tree" (except we didn't chop it down like the end of that debbie downer of a book).
2 of the pools:
Crossing the bridges over the lower pools before we got into the bamboo forest:
Walking through the bamboo forest is so freakin' cool....it's super dark and the wind makes the bamboo knock against each other and it sounds like big raindrops or something. Very zen.
Playing in the bamboo:
And, we made it up to the top! Luckily there had been some rainfall so all the waterfalls, including the big guy, were flowing nicely.
This gives great perspective of how huge the waterfall is....that's Rob all the way at the bottom getting drenched.
While the guys were golfing on the ocean (see future post), Tara and I hiked up to the cross memorial in Hana. It was built honoring the guy who helped developed Hana into a thriving town all those years ago.
It's a really neat place - the views of the ocean are amazing!
Karen said for Easter Sunday, the local church holds a service at sunrise up there - the torches are lit and she even saw whales last time - now THAT'S a church!
Then Rob and I, on our last day, drove up the Maui volcano, Haleakala. I was amazed how quickly the landscape changes - we went from sea level all the way up to 10,000 feet in a matter of hours. It was so cool, you could see the ocean sometimes until we drove actually up higher than the clouds.
The drive itself was just as windy as the one to and from Hana...which made us greatly reconsider the lunch of delicious sushi and creamy tropical cocktails we had just ingested at Mama's Fish House...blech. *burp*
While we were there, it was fairly chilly (like high 50's, low 60's) considering it is Maui and we were just hot as heck sitting on the beach a few hours prior. Apparently it can get even colder than that, we lucked out having a sunny day. You can see the clouds quickly rolling in, though.
It's so crazy going from green and lush tropical topography to volcanic, barren land. Such a big change!
One day, a bunch of us hiked up the 7 sacred pools hike again like we did last time. Love that hike, though, it's gorgeous! Here's a "little" waterfall on the road from Hana to the pools:
Here's some pics along the way:
There's the greatest Banyan tree along the way - it's huge and ancient, such a great peaceful feeling to be near it. I remembered it so vividly from last time, it was great to be back to visit our "giving tree" (except we didn't chop it down like the end of that debbie downer of a book).
2 of the pools:
Crossing the bridges over the lower pools before we got into the bamboo forest:
Walking through the bamboo forest is so freakin' cool....it's super dark and the wind makes the bamboo knock against each other and it sounds like big raindrops or something. Very zen.Playing in the bamboo:
And, we made it up to the top! Luckily there had been some rainfall so all the waterfalls, including the big guy, were flowing nicely.
This gives great perspective of how huge the waterfall is....that's Rob all the way at the bottom getting drenched.
While the guys were golfing on the ocean (see future post), Tara and I hiked up to the cross memorial in Hana. It was built honoring the guy who helped developed Hana into a thriving town all those years ago.
It's a really neat place - the views of the ocean are amazing!
Karen said for Easter Sunday, the local church holds a service at sunrise up there - the torches are lit and she even saw whales last time - now THAT'S a church!
Then Rob and I, on our last day, drove up the Maui volcano, Haleakala. I was amazed how quickly the landscape changes - we went from sea level all the way up to 10,000 feet in a matter of hours. It was so cool, you could see the ocean sometimes until we drove actually up higher than the clouds.
The drive itself was just as windy as the one to and from Hana...which made us greatly reconsider the lunch of delicious sushi and creamy tropical cocktails we had just ingested at Mama's Fish House...blech. *burp*
While we were there, it was fairly chilly (like high 50's, low 60's) considering it is Maui and we were just hot as heck sitting on the beach a few hours prior. Apparently it can get even colder than that, we lucked out having a sunny day. You can see the clouds quickly rolling in, though.
It's so crazy going from green and lush tropical topography to volcanic, barren land. Such a big change!
I laughed when I saw this sign...and then stopped laughing halfway through our hike when I was all dizzy and out of it. DUDE! That elevation change is no joke - I guess I'm lucky neither of us fell off the edge for pete's sake! This San Diego girl isn't used to going up to that elevation so quickly!
The view from the top of Haleakala....at 10,000 feet! Amazing.
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