Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Maui, Day 3 and 4


This post is Day 3 and 4, Wed and Thur, from La Perouse Bay (2nd time) to Pacific 'O for dinner.  Click here to see all the pictures (or scroll down for the slideshow)

We woke up Wed morning, early again and had a nice breakfast on the beach.  It was cool and fairly cloudy (Julie in fact, wore a long sleeved fleece jacket most of the morning).  We left at about 8:00ish, AM, and went straight to the aquarium; the "snorkel spot" (not an actual "aquarium").  We sat for about 30 minutes waiting for a sunbreak before we finally plunged in.  The snorkeling was beautiful, as always, although with the wind and chop and lack of sun, the water wasn't quite as clear as it could have been.  Still, it was a memorable snorkel.


We then jumped in the car and drove on down, back to La Perouse Bay.  We watched many people get in to snorkel in the "very blue" water and asked one couple how it was.  They said it was, in fact, not clear and you couldn't really see anything.  They pointed us south and said that any of the little coves would make better snorkeling.  We took their advice and hiked along the south trail again, stopping at a cove that looked promising...and it was.  The best part of the snorkel was having the place to ourselves.

We dried out a bit, hiked back to the car, and proceeded to have some Jaws tacos again, followed by a scrumptious banana desert from a roadside vendor...Tonyhawks favorite place.  In between the two food stops we made a quick jaunt to Big Beach, though we didn't stay there.  Made it back to our hotel later, and went to a Mexican place for dinner in Kihei.


Day 4: Woke up Thursday morning, "swing day" (the day we transition from Kihei to Kaanapali) - the first thing we noticed this morning was Mike (I) was definitely sick.  I felt it coming on Wednesday night (partly due to the fact that I was tired by about 7:30 PM and in bed by 8:15), but by Thurs AM it was a full-fledged head-cold.  Still, we didn't let it stop us.  We did our morning routine of Breakfast on the beach (cold cereal, if you're wondering), and checked out/hit the road by 10:00.  We drove up to the North Coast (past Kahului) stopping at various places to see the beaches/waves/surfers.  We tried to make it to "Jaws" - the famed beach with the huge waves, but weren't able to due to a really rough road.  Mike got the best "Pork" Taco ever at a small stand in the town of Haiku.  After that, we continued on the road to...

Twin Falls - this is the first major stop on the road to Hana.  It turned out to be more than just 2 falls, and also turned out to be one of our favorite stops.  We hiked around and scrambled until we found the Falls...we actually saw about 3 different Falls.  They were great.  If the weather had been better we would have jumped in the water for sure!  On the hike, besides the waterfalls, we were treated to beautiful bamboo forests, trees with amazing roots, and numerous other "rainforest" type views...it reminded us both of our trip to Austraila.

We ended this day by heading back to Kannapali to check into our new digs - we got cleaned up and made it into Lahaina for a really nice dinner at Pacific 'O - this was our favorite restaurant on our honeymoon and they continue to rank high on our list, although they haven't changed the menu in over 6 years.  All in all, a great couple of days.

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