Maui 2023 (Day 7 - Last Day!)

Our last day on this beautiful island!

One last picture of the resort and our views!

One bummer about flights out of Hawaii is that they are red eyes - but you have to check out of the hotel by 11. We decided to finish exploring until we had to go to the airport. 

We went over to Pa'ia Town and walked through all of their fun stores!

We went back over to Ho'okipa Beach and watched the surfers again - they are amazing!

And of course the sea turtles . . . 

I was impressed at how closely the lifeguard paid attention!

Some of the wall art over in Pa'ia. 

Rod and I both really wanted to see surfers at Pe'ahi. We've heard so many crazy things about Jaws! We drove over to see it, but it was flat! The locals told us it wouldn't be big for at least another month or two, but when it comes, the waves can be over 60 feet tall!  It would have been SO cool to see!

We stopped at a couple of local shops on the way back and found these surf boards all lined up. 

These kinds of things always just remind us of our girls! 

It has been such an amazing trip and walk down memory lane! We've also made so many fun new memories!As always, I feel so grateful to live in such a beautiful world and to have such an incredible person by my side to experience these adventures with! I can't wait to bring the girls here some day!

Maui 2023 (Day 6)

 Today was AMAZING! 

Rod and I decided to drive the Road to Hana! 

It is a famous, scenic drive on Maui known for its waterfalls, rainforests, and cultural landmarks.  It is 64.4 miles total, has 56 one-lane bridges and 617 curves.  It's nicknamed Divorce Highway.

Haiku - Wailuanui

It definitely rained - it is a rainforest!

One thing that was really fun was having cell phones and internet - and therefore a guide!

I know girls, we're old, but we didn't have access to anything to know where to stop the first time we visited! It was so fun to see some things we missed the first time!

One of those places was the Garden of Eden Arboretum. It was gorgeous!

There was a 100 year old mango tree, rainbow eucalyptus tree, bamboo, and Puohokamoa Falls.

We wanted to record some of the crazy turns!

Last time we were here, we looked like this  . . . 

Another Road to Hana throwback!

Another super fun stop was the Hana Lava Tubes. 

We were given flashlights to walk through them. 

We hiked into Red Sand Beach. It was beautiful. 

This guy was just chilling - he was unfazed by us or any other human. 

The Seven Sacred Pools were absolutely beautiful - it was much harder to see them because they are now part of a National Park and you have to pay to get in - and they are blocked off in a lot of areas. When we were there 25 years ago, you could just walk up and swim in them.  Apparently, there have been multiple injuries and deaths over the years, so I guess it's justified. 

We really took our time today and just enjoyed the journey and each other's company. We had so much fun and were able to appreciate the beauty so much more this time around! We had banana bread, a nasty chicken lunch, met some locals and loved every minute of it!