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Maui 2009 - Day 4 - The Road to Hana!!

So in our fabulous vacation in Maui, today was the day for our road trip to Hana.

Hana is the city that is on the most eastern part of the island and it is about a 3 1/2 hour drive to get there with 617 curves and 56 one-lane bridges.

IT IS BY FAR, the most incredible and beautiful drive you will ever make in your life!

It is really a life-changing experience.

Our first stop was in a small town called Paia, which is a very cool sort of hippie town.  Very cute with old town buildings and of course, righ off the coast.

One of our destinations was the 7 Sacred pools.  Just breathtaking.

One of the highlights was this self-sufficient farm that we came across that was started about 14 years ago.  Each person that is there is considered a farm apprentice and must give a 1-year committment in order to be there.

There was this amazing cottage that served all kinds of drinks and tropical smoothies, all organic and made from ingredients grown on the farm.  I got a Ginger blast.  But the key was, the power from the blender is generated from a stationery bicycle that you have to ride in order to power the blender for your drink!!!  Very cool!!

Our last stop was Rose Ranch, which is an amazing plantation with wine tasting and a time-capsuled general store on a ranch that has an unbeleivable history.

We traveled around the entire eastern section of the island to come back to our condo in Kihei.

I don't know how to explain it, but this island is simply magical.  It has a spiritual ring to it that seems to call to you.

I seriously may not come back!!

Here are some shots from today...................

10 commentsRalph Gorgoglione • December 06 2009 12:13AM

Maui 2009 - Day One

OK.

So I just got in yesterday to Maui.  Absolutely gorgeous!  That's it, I've decided I'm packing my bags and moving to Maui!!  How long would it take me to get my license out here?!!  Kidding (then again, maybe not).

I have to tell you, it's an ENTIRELY different way of life here.

The people here are like Canadians without the snow!!  So nice, so respectul, very laid back, not uptight at all.  It's kind of a culture shock for me, but in a good way.

And I'm learning that Hawaii has the most beautiful extensive culture that goes back many, many years.

So all I have right now is just this one shot of the view from my balcony, but I will post much more over the next 7 days.

We are planning on taking the road to Hana, which has 617 curves, 31 bridges and takes a few hours to get to.  I hope I don't lose my breakfast!!

Of course, we had to stop at a few open houses to see what the real estate is like here.  We'll be going over to Kanapali in a day or so to see what condos are like there.

Some other things on our agenda include snorkeling, cycling down from a volcano, swimming wiith dolphins, and much more.

Bye for now!

9 commentsRalph Gorgoglione • December 03 2009 12:23PM