Maui Day Three

Today was adventerous to say the least. This morning we ventured out to the Road to Hana and even though we didn't go the whole way, we made it more than half way there. We enjoyed the trip and luckily for us our friend Jeana gave us some tips as to where to stop. Our first stop was Mile Marker 13 to see a waterfall, what Jeana didn't tell us was the hike we would have to do. The whole hike was on boulders in an old stream bed but after 15 minutes we arrived, you will see the pictures down below. We then set off in search of other picturesque locations and stopped off here and there until we came to Mile Marker 23 and took what would be the last hike of the day.

From Jeana's description we figured it was another simple hike, but after starting on the trail we were soon covered in mud and not sure where to go. We got to the top of one trail only to find that you had to cross a canal that had a drop off of about 30 feet. Since I am afraid of heights, I wasn't going to do that so we had to hike down and go up another way, and while doing this I dropped Aly's phone in the mud/water and now it doesn't work! After going around we finally got up to the water fall, took some pictures, and came down. On the way down we decided to cross the canal because it was an easier hike down, so I had to man up and take the walk. I walked like a penguin the whole way but I made it! The funny thing is that Aly just flew across it and left me there to suffer through my agony!

After a quick rinse off in one of the pools we decided that we would turn around and head back to get lunch. If we would have known where we were going and there wasn't so much mud we would have been able to do that hike in 20 minutes, instead it took us an hour! If you ever find yourself in Maui, take the drive, but make sure you stop off and see the scenery, that makes the long trip worth it.

On the way down we ate at Mama's Fish House and watched the wind surfers and then headed back to the Hotel to swim and relax by the pool. After getting ready we ate here at the Hotel and are now getting ready to go to bed. Aly and I are usually not that adventerous so we were pretty proud of all we did today. Here are some pictures:

An old Post Office we stopped at to mail some post cards

A town off the Road to Hana

A really cool tree at mile marker 10

The rock field on the way to the best waterfall we saw all day

Here is the tall waterfall that we saw at Mile Marker 13

Since another couple was stopped here we decided to stop and they graciously took our picture, mile marker 15 or so

The halfway point

This waterfall took a lot of effort to get too, were just glad that we made it up and back in one piece.

We got really dirty on the hike up to the waterfall at Mile Marker 23, this mud was extremely difficult to get off

Me crossing that bridge, what you dont see is on the right side of the picture is a canal. On the left is a 30 foot drop, and all you have to walk on is a 2 foot wide plank. I thought I was going to die a few times while walking it but I eventually made it

On the way back down

Outside of Mama's Fish House

Sunset on Day Three from the pool