Today we flew to Maui and spent a day exploring the west end of the island. First we headed up the coast to Lahaina. It was a really interesting place. It used to be a rough and tumble whaling village and now is a tourist town with lots of history to explore. This is just one of the beautiful scenes along the way.
One of the most remarkable sights was the banyan tree outside the Heritage Museum which is housed in the old courthouse. What looks like several trees is really just one which rooted in several places. It's hard to describe but was an awesome sight.
More pictures along the way.
I really enjoyed Lahaina and if I had known what was ahead, I probably would have stayed there. We decided to drive from West Maui around to the Upcountry. There was a note in the travel guide that you should check with your rental car company before attempting this road and we found out why. It was a beautiful drive, basically up a mountain, but a rough road at times and often a one-lane road (which can be exciting around hairpin curves with traffic coming toward you) and several one-lane bridges. Oh, and did I mention the falling rocks all along the road? But after we "made it" we ended up in a little artsy town called Paia where we had dinner before flying back. We ate at Charley's and then did a little shopping. I bought a dress to wear to the Luau Thursday night and Jay got a hawaiian shirt!
We flew back to Honolulu and got to the hotel around 9:30 p.m. So that's my excuse for not blogging yesterday. So I'm a day behind but I'm going to close now and will try to catch up tomorrow!
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