I haven’t driven to Hana for a number of years. Each year we are in Maui, I think maybe we should do it but it seems we never get around to doing it. Of course there is all the discussion about should you do it or just take a tour. Well we did do the tour about seven years ago and with that you get the whole loop through the dirt/lava road that the rental car says DON”T drive. We also stopped and the little church that has the cemetery where Lindbergh is buried. It is a nice little old church but I don’t have a reason to visit the grave so don’t need to do that again.
Well this year we did it. I got the CD just to act as a guide but the main thing is start early and don’t be in a hurry. I pulled over often for those people that were interested in the destination and not the journey. Of course I wanted to take a lot of pictures so that required many stops. One of our stops was the Keanae Arboretum for a walk through the trees and flowers. The eucalyptus tree may be one of the most fun for the beautiful multi-colored trunk but there are many flowers and plants
that make it a nice relaxing walk. The Royal Poinciana or Flame tree also is great to see and photograph.
There are many other spots along the way to stop and take pictures and two small villages that are probably nicer to see from the lookout than in town. Also the locals are not to happy with a lot of tourists going through their property. We did stop at one old church Kaulanapueo established in 1853. It has a very nice grounds and church. Very similar to the church in Makena established in 1832 that we have visited before and did again this year..
We packed our lunch and had it a park just before Hana. It might have been nicer to wait the short time and have it at the harbor in Hana. We didn’t visit anything but the harbor in Hana but I did take a picture from the harbor of the old Hawaiian village at the cultural center. It was during this time we had jus
t a little rain but for the most part it was a great day.
We did stop at one park close to Hana where Marilyn took a rest and I walked around taking pictures. It had a nice black sand beach and many mongooses. I thin each bush and each rock wall had its share. They were introduced to control the rat population but now are killing the shore birds by eating there eggs.
We continued on past Hana to a waterfall but did not go as far as the Seven Pools. There could be some good pictures there but was ready to head back.
Well this year we did it. I got the CD just to act as a guide but the main thing is start early and don’t be in a hurry. I pulled over often for those people that were interested in the destination and not the journey. Of course I wanted to take a lot of pictures so that required many stops. One of our stops was the Keanae Arboretum for a walk through the trees and flowers. The eucalyptus tree may be one of the most fun for the beautiful multi-colored trunk but there are many flowers and plants
that make it a nice relaxing walk. The Royal Poinciana or Flame tree also is great to see and photograph.There are many other spots along the way to stop and take pictures and two small villages that are probably nicer to see from the lookout than in town. Also the locals are not to happy with a lot of tourists going through their property. We did stop at one old church Kaulanapueo established in 1853. It has a very nice grounds and church. Very similar to the church in Makena established in 1832 that we have visited before and did again this year..
We packed our lunch and had it a park just before Hana. It might have been nicer to wait the short time and have it at the harbor in Hana. We didn’t visit anything but the harbor in Hana but I did take a picture from the harbor of the old Hawaiian village at the cultural center. It was during this time we had jus
t a little rain but for the most part it was a great day.We did stop at one park close to Hana where Marilyn took a rest and I walked around taking pictures. It had a nice black sand beach and many mongooses. I thin each bush and each rock wall had its share. They were introduced to control the rat population but now are killing the shore birds by eating there eggs.
We continued on past Hana to a waterfall but did not go as far as the Seven Pools. There could be some good pictures there but was ready to head back.
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