Adventure in Maui

The whole Maui trip is unforgettable. First, Totof gave me a superb smelly burp on the flight. Right, on our first flight together. The burp is still vivid in my mind. I remember it was a Paella burp. He went to Cascal to have lunch. Cascal's Paella looks delicious. So he ordered it. I didn't care what he ate for lunch. However, I would have paid attention to his lunch if I knew he would give me an ultimate intimate gift - a burp when we sit next to each other.

The story just began.

We arrived at a fine day. The sky was blue. The air was humid. The people looked friendly. The hotel looked comfy. The atmosphere was laid-back. What a wonderful place.

We lived in Kihel. From the map, Kihel is located on the west side of Maui. It is close to Haleakala, the volcano. Besides, it is not far from downtown.

Look at the sign on the right. What is the link between it and Maui?

We rented a car and drove around. We followed a road toward north. After passing by the downtown and bunches of resorts, the road becomes narrower. We did not think a narrow road would be a matter. We continued. Then, the road becomes wavy. How wavy? Wavy enough not to let you see 10 meter away. Totof noticed that the road condition. So he honked whenever we approached to a turn. If you were in our car, you would remember how often Totof honked. Almost every 30 sec.

We wondered how Maui residents lived. Then, at almost the end of this wavy road, we saw something. It was a speed limit. Its speed limit is 5! We did not know it. We drove on this wavy road with around 35 MPH speed. OMG.

Haleakala

Haleakala is a hibernated volcano in Maui. We hiked on Haleakala.

The color of the road is red brown. Many bushes on the side. I remember the sky was blue with breeze. Temperature was not that high compared to other areas. At some points, the temperature was below 60. But, the temperature increased much along the road. We saw many this flower like plant on the hiking trail.

We saw some craters.



The road to Hana

The road to Hana is something I would not mind doing twice. The scenery part is superb. We saw black sand beach. Everything, small pebbles and big rocks, on the land is in the color of BLACK. We stopped whenever the guide book said we could. We jumped to small waterfalls, big ponds, and ocean. We enjoyed much about our wise decision - explore every possible place on the road to Hana.

I would never forget our Maui trip - five adventurous days.