Trip to Kapalua
We rented a car again yesterday and took a drive around the west end of the
island. It is not a long drive, but there is a 20 mile stretch where the road is scarecly the width of a car and hugs the cliffs with no guardrail protection from the water below. Needless to say it was a "white knuckle" ride for my passenger! She claimed we went the wrong way, since had we went the other (clockwise), we would have at least been away from the cliff, whenever there was two lanes. There were many stops, backing up to let oncoming cars pass, and the like. But it was a georgous day after 10:00am weatherwise, and nice to see the scenery. A compact car was a definite advantage (Ford Focus, Car).
I
had thought the area south of us, Wialea was the Gold coast of Maui, but hotel rooms at Kapalua START at US$300!
Another area we visited was the Iao Valley State Park and the Iao needle (see picture). This needle rises 2250' above sea level and is the result of thousands of years of water pressure eroding volcanic rock. Hawaiians call the structure Kukaemoky, after the phallus of the sea god Kanaloa. The area is considered sacred as royalty were buried here in the past.
A driving trip with Marlene would not be complete without a shopping stop, and we did this at Whaler's
Village, a very trendy area on the way home.
island. It is not a long drive, but there is a 20 mile stretch where the road is scarecly the width of a car and hugs the cliffs with no guardrail protection from the water below. Needless to say it was a "white knuckle" ride for my passenger! She claimed we went the wrong way, since had we went the other (clockwise), we would have at least been away from the cliff, whenever there was two lanes. There were many stops, backing up to let oncoming cars pass, and the like. But it was a georgous day after 10:00am weatherwise, and nice to see the scenery. A compact car was a definite advantage (Ford Focus, Car).I
had thought the area south of us, Wialea was the Gold coast of Maui, but hotel rooms at Kapalua START at US$300!Another area we visited was the Iao Valley State Park and the Iao needle (see picture). This needle rises 2250' above sea level and is the result of thousands of years of water pressure eroding volcanic rock. Hawaiians call the structure Kukaemoky, after the phallus of the sea god Kanaloa. The area is considered sacred as royalty were buried here in the past.
A driving trip with Marlene would not be complete without a shopping stop, and we did this at Whaler's
Village, a very trendy area on the way home.
posted by Ralph and Marlene Robinson at 7:21 PM
2 Comments:
Those are nice photos!
Steph
I think the Iao Needle is the quintessential stop on a visit to Maui. Glad to see you made it there before your time was up!
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