Miicah Posted December 30, 2014 Author #176 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Day 9 – 10/12/14 – Maui, Day 1 Maui, the one island that was on my original list of places to go, haha. We had different things planned for the day but they started around the same time, so we went to breakfast together. Before that, though, I took some pictures from our balcony and from deck 5. We’re still heading into Maui at that point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miicah Posted December 30, 2014 Author #177 Share Posted December 30, 2014 For breakfast, we ate at Cagney’s. They had cool images carved into watermelon! There is like a table of fruits, breads, and boxes of cereal if you need something quick to just grab and go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOcruiserman Posted December 30, 2014 #178 Share Posted December 30, 2014 I love those watermelon images! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilNDebbieAtSea Posted December 31, 2014 #179 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Oh my gosh, great review and awesome pictures!! Thanks so much for sharing!! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miicah Posted December 31, 2014 Author #180 Share Posted December 31, 2014 I love those watermelon images! I know, right? My mom didn't even notice them until I pointed them out, haha. Oh my gosh, great review and awesome pictures!! Thanks so much for sharing!! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Thank you so much for reading! ^__^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miicah Posted December 31, 2014 Author #181 Share Posted December 31, 2014 I didn’t end up finishing my pancakes—just too many! After that we took a few more pictures around now that we were docked, then headed down to deck 3 to leave. I can’t remember what time they said they’d open the gangway, but I do remember that we were able to leave earlier than that by at least 10-15 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Miicah Posted December 31, 2014 Author #183 Share Posted December 31, 2014 There are some little shops in the area where you have to pass by security to head back to the ship, but most were still closed when we left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miicah Posted December 31, 2014 Author #184 Share Posted December 31, 2014 My mom had the “Lahaina On Your Own’ excursion through NCL. From what she told me it dropped them off at the outlet mall (which she said wasn’t all the great), and then picked them off from there later around 4 I think. I’m not sure how close or far the mall was from like the actual town, but she told me she didn’t even see the iconic Banyan Tree in town…which is pretty impossible, since it’s like the biggest tree ever haha I was bummed about that—another place I’ll just have to go see myself some day! We came back around the same time, which was odd because her excursion should’ve finisihed at least an hour before mine. She told me when they were coming back their bus didn’t have AC so apparently they stopped at some store (she got free something, I can’t remember haha) and then another bus came to pick them up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Miicah Posted December 31, 2014 Author #186 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Never watched Forrest Gump, but my friend told me this place is mentioned in there or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miicah Posted December 31, 2014 Author #187 Share Posted December 31, 2014 I booked a private Road to Hana tour with Valley Isle, as their small group size and price really appealed to me. There were about three vans that came to pick some of us up. Our tour guide had said that the locals had stopped counting the number of twists and turns after 730-something, and I’m surprised they got that high! I would’ve lost count long before that, haha. These trees were unique because of their bark but I can’t for the life of me remember, haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miicah Posted December 31, 2014 Author #188 Share Posted December 31, 2014 The first stop was somewhere you can have a bathroom break, as well as take a couple pictures from the small lookout there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miicah Posted December 31, 2014 Author #189 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Our next stop was at Malama Keanae. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miicah Posted December 31, 2014 Author #190 Share Posted December 31, 2014 (edited) Lava used to flow here. Edited December 31, 2014 by Miicah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miicah Posted December 31, 2014 Author #191 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Wailua Overlook. We passed by a few waterfalls on the way, and while some were only a drive-by others we stopped to get a closer look at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miicah Posted December 31, 2014 Author #192 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Next we stopped at Waianapanapa State Park. This is also where we had lunch that was provided by the tour company (that I totally forgot to take a picture of). A nice family of five from Australia sorta adopted me since I was solo, and their son was adorable (if not nosy, haha). Definitely makes me think that despite my shyness and social awkwardness, I might survive a solo vacation if I decide to do one sometime! You can go camping here. I’m not a huge camper, but this is one place that despite all the time we had here, just wasn’t enough to really explore. I’d love to come back here again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miicah Posted December 31, 2014 Author #193 Share Posted December 31, 2014 There was a group of kids (who I am going to assume were local...though I've seen tourists do crazy things before) that had climbed some of the rocks and were jumping off into the water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miicah Posted December 31, 2014 Author #194 Share Posted December 31, 2014 A black sand beach! Definitely not something you see every day. These are formed when lava touches water, where it cools rapidly and shatters into sand. They’re said not to last very long because naturally the water currents would just wash it all away—which is probably why the State of Hawaii has made it illegal to remove black sand from their beaches. Though, from the ‘stories’ I heard, you’ll bring great misfortunate and bad luck on yourself if you take black sand home. Beside this beach there’s this cave you could crawl into which was pretty neat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miicah Posted December 31, 2014 Author #195 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Haleakalā National Park was next. The park is divided into two sections—the summit part of which we actually go to tomorrow, and the Kipahulu section we visited today. This is another place where there was just more to see than time to do it. I was only able to go on the Kuloa Point Trail (and that didn’t even include a dip in the water!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Miicah Posted December 31, 2014 Author #197 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Sunbathers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miicah Posted December 31, 2014 Author #198 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Ohe’o Gulch—though it’s probably more known as the Seven Sacred Pools (a marketing tool that seemed to work out pretty well by the owner of Hotel Hana Maui, haha). The water is said to be the most pure around—and it certainly looks it! It’s too bad I didn’t have time to take a dip, especially since I brought my swimsuit just for the occasion, haha. Instead I decided to try and make my way over to the end of the waterfall that you see behind the guy with the hat taking a picture. If you decide you want to be crazy like me, be aware that it is quite the climb and hike over there, especially since there isn’t an actual trail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miicah Posted December 31, 2014 Author #199 Share Posted December 31, 2014 A view from behind. Since it was literally a journey getting here, I had to get a picture of myself here for proof, haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miicah Posted December 31, 2014 Author #200 Share Posted December 31, 2014 After that, we began our way towards the backside of Haleakala, past Hana. St. Joseph’s Church. It’s old and even though it’s been restored it’s definitely not what it used to be. Despite that, I hear they still hold services here time to time. You can sorta make out the gap here—the Kaupo Gap, formed from thousands of years of erosion that was later filled in by lava flows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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