We arrived on thursday last week and as soon as we got checked into our hotel we hit our fav spot "Cheeseburger in paradise" for dinner. We walked around front street and enjoyed the nice weather!
On Friday we enjoyed some time at the pool, and took in the show they do at sunset. They have singing and fire dancing and a guy that runs up and dives off a cliff all with the sunsetting over the sea for a background!
Saturday we did the big trip "Road to Hana", which generally takes about 8 hours round trip! I was not super excited to spend a day in the car but the sites were amazing! I couldnt believe how different that side of the island looks.
We were able to see many waterfalls and made it all the way up to what they call the "7 sacred pools".
This is 7 natural pools overlooking the ocean that are all connected by waterfalls. Usually you can swim in it but because of all the rain they have had you could only hike to it and look down on it, which was still pretty cool.
About a mile from there is a tiny missionary church built in the 1800's where Charles Lindburg is burried (which is pretty cool for any pilot to see!). The church was so neat, and all the graves that surrounded it were really unique.
(lots of pictures from the road to Hana!)
cool black sand beach!
On sunday we had a quiet day, we sat on the beach and tried to do a little snorkeling. The weather was a little yucky in the morning, but cleared up. We went out to a nice dinner that night at the hotel where they had a prime rib buffet.
On Monday we went to the pool for a while then headed to Haleakala, the volcano. It was really neat to see the crater and also see the island from that height. Dan had been there before on the bike tour my family did last time we were there, but I stayed at the hotel when they went. They quit doing the bike tours since then because of accidents!
And right before we left for our red eye flight home... here is me with my beloved virgin pina colada!!!
