Maui Day Six

We started the day getting a cinamon roll at the Cinamon Roll Fair in Kihea and then headed to do a little hiking in the Iao Valley State Park. Now when I say hiking, it was more like going up to the second floor of a house. They said that it was about a 30 minute hike to the lookout of the Iao Needle, but it was more like five minutes! It was about a 25 minute drive from Wailea and very easy to get too. It is something that I would recommend seeing because of how green and tall their Mountains are.

From there we went to the Maui Plantation and hopped on board the train that takes you around the plantation, but what we didn't know was that you had to pay $14.00 per person! The lady came to collect the tickets, and when we told her that we didn't have any, she told us just to stay on and not worry about paying. Now the tour of the Plantation was about 30 minutes, and we got to see everything from Sugar Cane, Pineapple, Guava, Passion Fruit, Coffee, Avocado, Coconut, and Macadamia Nut trees; plus a lot of other plants. It was a nice tour but I wouldn't recommend paying to see it. While enjoyable and informative, $14.00 per person is a little steep to tour a farm, even if they show you how to husk a coconut!

After a morning of exploring, the rest of the day was spent relaxing and playing at the pool.



The Iao Needle is right above our heads

Looking up into the Iao Valley

Looking down the Iao Valley to the Ocean

The Iao Needle.....again

A scenery shot

A Mango Tree at the Plantation

Riding the train and seeing the scenery

Another shot at the Plantation

Sunset Day Six