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Maui, Hawaii

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As I type this, I am sitting on the patio of a B&B outside of Hilo, Hawaii (the big island) in a torrential downpour. It is 9:40 pm Hawaii time, 12:40 am at home in Arizona. We are at the end of day seven of our trip, but I am going to start this post with Day 1.

lei on patio

We arrived in Maui on Wednesday, May 22nd in the early evening and got to our hotel after sunset.

Rainbow Gum Tree Hawaii.  Road to Hana

On Thursday morning, we hit the ground running. After a room service breakfast at the Royal Lahaina, we took to the “Road to Hana” for the day.

Just the opportunity to see this gorgeous tree, in person, would be worth the drive. It is the rainbow eucalyptus, Mindanao gum, or rainbow gum tree. Isn’t it amazing!?!

surf board fence

But there is more than one pretty tree and a cool surfboard fence to see along the way.

wailele farms

Our first stop was Twin Falls. You enter through a tiny little passage at Wailele Farms.

first fall with swimming hole

There are two separate falls, this is the first, with a lovely swimming hole.

rock tree bridge on trail

After the small fall, you continue to hike another 15 minutes or so and go past this cool rock/tree bridge thing.

twin falls maui

And eventually, the path ends at the second, taller fall.

tall fall

As a reward for your hiking efforts…

fruit bus

… be sure and treat yourself to fresh fruit, coconuts filled with cold refreshing coconut water, or freshly made fruit smoothies…

twinfalls farmstand

… at the Twin Falls Farm Stand.

leave only footprints

I opted for fresh coconut water. Yum!

coconut water

Doesn’t get much fresher than this!

splitting coconuts

Our next stop along the “Road” was the Bamboo Forest.

path in bamboo forest

This was one of the most beautiful and peaceful places I’ve ever hiked in!

bamboo forest

There was a waterfall in here too!

bamboo forest falls

The Road to Hana is a must for anyone who visits Maui.

road to hana valley

Every turn brings something more beautiful and breathtaking than the last.

More on Maui tomorrow.


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5 comments

1 Peggy { 05.29.13 at 8:06 AM }

What fantastic pics! I love The Road to Hana. Have fun!!

2 Marissa { 05.29.13 at 9:46 AM }

So beautiful! I will be doing this when I go 😉

3 Linda Hopkins { 05.29.13 at 10:36 AM }

😉

4 Sydney { 05.29.13 at 12:54 PM }

Hope you stopped at Momma’s Fish House for the best Mai Tai on the island and delicious food to go along with it. The beach there is pretty spectacular too.

5 Linda Hopkins { 05.30.13 at 11:02 AM }

Hi Sydney, We did go to Mama’s Fish House. I’ll be posting about that and more of Maui, next. xoxo

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