Taking a Road Trip on the Hana Highway

The Hana Highway takes you to the most breathtaking scenery on Maui, deep into its jungles.  The only problem is you ride switchbacks with 15 mph speed limit signs on rough narrow roads and at least 50 one way bridges.  It's the ultimate ocean drive and unlike anything either of us has done before.  Star is grateful that Ben did all the driving. We did have to stop periodically to look at some of the spectacular waterfalls.

Looking down from the bridge

 

 

After navigating 34 miles along the Hana Highway for an hour and 45 minutes, we arrived at our destination, Hana Bay, for a hike along the rugged shoreline.  We had planned to go 3 miles each way, but hiking along the lava rock beaches at less than one mile per hour we barely made it halfway to our destination before turning around.  It was worth every single body-jarring step.  We encountered just two other people on the entire trek.  Definitely a Gilligan's Island moment.  However, we did have to get familiar with the spiders, who especially liked Ben's hat, including one as big as his palm.

Our parking spot at the trailhead



Haleakala and the Village of Hana from  Nanu'Alele Point.



Hiking Terrain Analogy of the Day:
It's like walking on very large Easter Eggs

 

On the way home we stopped at a wayside park in Ke'anae (below).  We could have stayed for hours, just watching the waves break on the shore.

 

Happy Easter to Everybody!