Saturday we were up super early to get on the road as we were headed to the famous “Road to Hana”!
Rob noticed the tire pressure was low, so we pumped up air and hit on our way. We headed on the opposite direction that everyone does (it’s a big loop).
The views were stunning! The road was windy but so cool!
We arrived at the “Seven Sacred Pools” and checked them out. The water levels were too high to swim.
We decided to hike the bamboo forest. It started raining and was seriously muddy! Shannon only had flip flops so it was a bit treacherous ! She eventually went barefoot!
We got to the forest and Rob and I decided to continue to the waterfalls. Gabe and Shannon headed back (due to her shoe challenges) on the slippery route and we continued on! It was amazing!
After the hike we continued slung our journey and found some food trucks for lunch – we all had Thai. It was so good!
We noticed the tire pressure acting up so we found a gas station for air. We pumped up and went on a quest for banana bread which is famous on the road to Hana. We found some – it was yummy!!
Unfortunately we realized shortly after that the tire was doomed. We found a spot to pull over and Rob saw we had a bolt right in the tread. We needed to change the tire:(
It wasn’t so bad and 15 min we continued the amazing drive!
We arrived home late and had a quick bite at a local taco truck. Those food trucks are great!
We chilled, packed up and snoozed before really heading to bed.
The next morning was our flight back to Honolulu. We said our goodbyes and headed off. I really wish we had more time! It was so nice to spend time with them! Because our time was short – we squeezed a lot in. I would have preferred to have had a few pure beach relaxation. days thrown in! (And then more hikes, snorkeling and tennis in other days!). Ah well! I appreciate the time we did have!!!
Our flight home from Honolulu was late afternoon so we had to wait before checking in. We found a nice cement block and snoozed! Ha! Perfect way to end our trip to Hawaii!
Overall we loved Hawaii – Oahu and Maui! We had been to Oahu before but this time found places we loved! And Maui was great! We definitely will be back!!!!
