Part 4: Road to Nausea

Apparently the one thing everyone must do in Maui is drive the Road to Hana, 37 miles of narrow lanes, constant hairpin turns, a scenic ocean view, and touristy stops all along the way. Another highly recommended stop is at the Haleakala Crater, a 31 mile winding drive up a mountain to see volcanic craters and such. Do you notice the similarity between these two Must-Sees? Well, we did them both in one day, all day. Not fun.

Being the only one over 25, my mom had to do all of the driving. We weren’t satisfied with her abrupt breaking and unnecessary acceleration, and we let her know it. She also doesn't have much common sense on the road; my brothers and I agreed that she would have done the Michael Scott and driven into a lake if a GPS system told her to. Haleakala was incredbile, but the road to Hana wasn't terribly worth it, except for a stop we made at the Black Sand Beach; that was sick nasty awesome. We discovered off the path hiking that led to high cliffs and deep caves (you’ll see pictures one day). My mom couldn’t handle watching us do such dangerous things, so she went back to the car, and my brothers and I continued on our adventurous way.

Today we swam in the 7 deadly pools of sin. That’s not what they’re really called, but I can’t remember the real name since I always think of the 7 deadly sins. We jumped waterfalls and cliffs, the highest was about 30 feet. Tomorrow we leave for Kaua'i, and I can't tell you how anxious I am to leave Maui for the excitement waiting for me on Kaua'i.

Until then, peace.