aegoddess83 (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} aegoddess83) wrote,@ 2008-09-28 19:22:00 |
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Hawaii, Day Five
Today we spent the day exploring the Hana area.
7 am – Joe and I get up a run. Joe does not mention that the road manages to go uphill both ways. I guess that is what you get for beach-front living.
9 am – Joe and I head out (along with his family) to the Seven Sacred Pools and Waimouku Falls. The area, O’heo Gulch, is actually part of Haleakala National Park but on the opposite side of the island. There aren’t any roads connecting the part of Haleakala where we hiked with O’heo Gulch.
10 am – Joe convinces me to hop in the Seven Sacred Pools. It is quite cool, but I’m glad I do it. The rest of his family sticks around and takes pictures.
11 am – We start hiking to Waimouku Falls. The falls were part of the scenery in the opening scenes of Jurassic Park. The hike is beautiful – lots of scenic overlooks as well as a large bamboo forest. It is nice to hike, even if is relatively easy. The falls themselves are beautiful, but it is hot and very sunny so we do not stick around for long.
1 pm – We have lunch at Lindbergh’s grave. It is in a very scenic spot over looking the ocean. His wife does not appear to be buried with him – or if she is, she is not commemorated.
2 pm – Joe and I test out the hot tub at the house. It makes us sleepy.
7 pm – The entire crew heads to the Hotel Hana-Maui to have a nice dinner and celebrate Joe’s parent’s wedding anniversary. The hotel Hana-Maui is a single-story building with lots of open-air areas with pools and plants. The restaurant is supposed to be the best in Maui and it lived up to it’s reputation. We started with cocktails and appetizers – Joe and I split vegetable tempura. Then we got to the main course, where I was the most adventurous and got grilled wild boar tenderloin. It came in a personal sized hibachi and I cooked it myself. There was also sushi rice to go with it. We had fun sharing stories, including the story of Mike and Kellie’s engagement. Choice quote of the evening: “Then, I realized I was sweating…not because I was nervous, but because I was in a room with 100 lit candles!”
Today we spent the day exploring the Hana area.
7 am – Joe and I get up a run. Joe does not mention that the road manages to go uphill both ways. I guess that is what you get for beach-front living.
9 am – Joe and I head out (along with his family) to the Seven Sacred Pools and Waimouku Falls. The area, O’heo Gulch, is actually part of Haleakala National Park but on the opposite side of the island. There aren’t any roads connecting the part of Haleakala where we hiked with O’heo Gulch.
10 am – Joe convinces me to hop in the Seven Sacred Pools. It is quite cool, but I’m glad I do it. The rest of his family sticks around and takes pictures.
11 am – We start hiking to Waimouku Falls. The falls were part of the scenery in the opening scenes of Jurassic Park. The hike is beautiful – lots of scenic overlooks as well as a large bamboo forest. It is nice to hike, even if is relatively easy. The falls themselves are beautiful, but it is hot and very sunny so we do not stick around for long.
1 pm – We have lunch at Lindbergh’s grave. It is in a very scenic spot over looking the ocean. His wife does not appear to be buried with him – or if she is, she is not commemorated.
2 pm – Joe and I test out the hot tub at the house. It makes us sleepy.
7 pm – The entire crew heads to the Hotel Hana-Maui to have a nice dinner and celebrate Joe’s parent’s wedding anniversary. The hotel Hana-Maui is a single-story building with lots of open-air areas with pools and plants. The restaurant is supposed to be the best in Maui and it lived up to it’s reputation. We started with cocktails and appetizers – Joe and I split vegetable tempura. Then we got to the main course, where I was the most adventurous and got grilled wild boar tenderloin. It came in a personal sized hibachi and I cooked it myself. There was also sushi rice to go with it. We had fun sharing stories, including the story of Mike and Kellie’s engagement. Choice quote of the evening: “Then, I realized I was sweating…not because I was nervous, but because I was in a room with 100 lit candles!”
