Hawaii - How to decide which islands?!

[Fly Girl]

View from our bedroom at the B&B.

 

[fleur-de-lis]

Date: 6/23/2008 2:33:00 PM
Author: blushingbride

Date: 6/23/2008 2:05:25 PM

Author: jcrow

blushing bride -yes, although i''m a scaredy-cat it''s on my list for maui. did you stay in hana?

No...we didn''t stay there since it''s really out in the boons. Although, there was a lovely hotel there if you were interested. It used to be that you could do the road to Hana and continue driving all the way back to Wailea, but a hurricane knocked out some of the bridges so, you have turn around at somepoint and drive back the same way you came - which was actually cool because it allowed us to stop at some places that were too crowded to stop on the trip to Hana. We actually drove about an hour past Hana to see some additional waterfalls, etc. The Four Seasons concierge gave us all the mile markers to look out for along the way to ensure we didn''t miss anything like the eucalyptus trees, photo ops, etc.

In addition to your concierge, if you''re considering the road to Hana they sell CD driving guides to the road which tell the significance of certain areas as well as specific tips like which waterfalls are deep enough for swimming, which have hidden footpaths along the lefthand side that if you''re a good climber, you''ll be rewarded with the discovery of the waterfall ABOVE the other waterfall which you would have missed had you stayed at the road level, etc.

 

[blushingbride]

Date: 6/23/2008 2:59:25 PM
Author: fleur-de-lis

Date: 6/23/2008 2:33:00 PM
Author: blushingbride

Date: 6/23/2008 2:05:25 PM

Author: jcrow

blushing bride -yes, although i''m a scaredy-cat it''s on my list for maui. did you stay in hana?

No...we didn''t stay there since it''s really out in the boons. Although, there was a lovely hotel there if you were interested. It used to be that you could do the road to Hana and continue driving all the way back to Wailea, but a hurricane knocked out some of the bridges so, you have turn around at somepoint and drive back the same way you came - which was actually cool because it allowed us to stop at some places that were too crowded to stop on the trip to Hana. We actually drove about an hour past Hana to see some additional waterfalls, etc. The Four Seasons concierge gave us all the mile markers to look out for along the way to ensure we didn''t miss anything like the eucalyptus trees, photo ops, etc.

In addition to your concierge, if you''re considering the road to Hana they sell CD driving guides to the road which tell the significance of certain areas as well as specific tips like which waterfalls are deep enough for swimming, which have hidden footpaths along the lefthand side that if you''re a good climber, you''ll be rewarded with the discovery of the waterfall ABOVE the other waterfall which you would have missed had you stayed at the road level, etc.

My girlfriend who had made the trip on her honeymoon gave us the book, "Maui Revealed" - another great resource to use for exploring the area and the road to Hana.

 

[blushingbride]

I couldn''t resist posting some photos from our trip! Not sure how small these will turn out, but you''ll get picture....

This fiirst one is of the pool at the Four Seasons

 

[blushingbride]

This was taken while on many of our drives around the island, but this was in South Maui where we could see the Molokini Isle (great for scuba diving)

 

[blushingbride]

Hmm, not sure why that one didn''t post, but here it is again.

 

[blushingbride]

This was a view from the road to Hana.

 

[blushingbride]

This one of our stops on the road to Hana - a black sand beach!

 

[blushingbride]

A waterfall along the road to Hana.

 

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A scary bridge we had to drive over!

FYI - this was past Hana...

 

[blushingbride]

The line which is cut through the trees is the road to Hana - you literally drive right along the cliffs!

 

[blushingbride]

The sunrising atop the Haleakala volcano!

 

[blushingbride]

Here comes the sun!

 

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Finally the sun!

 

[blushingbride]

A cave we found on along the road to Hana near one of the black sand beaches.

 

[blushingbride]

Sorry these are a little out of order, but this is a pic which was taken on our way down the Haleakala volcano. As you can see the roads are paved.

 

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This was taken while on a sunset sail.

 

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This is a shot of the Four Seasons from the sailboat.

 

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This was taken at our favorite restaurant on the island, Mama''s Fish House!

 

[blushingbride]

Sorry...that one didn''t post...here''s Mama''s Fish House

 

[blushingbride]

...and last but not least, the sunset - taken at a luau.

 

[jcrow]

ok, so maui it may be

i''m a visual person, and u just did me in!
wow!!

 

[jcrow]

and black sand beach?! that''s on my to see list too.

 

[fleur-de-lis]

Wow, great photos everyone!

Unfortunately for this thread, most of the photos I have of Kauai were taken with old-school film, but here''s one in digital form: view of Bali Hai, entry point of the Napali Coast, in Kauai:

 

[blushingbride]

Date: 6/23/2008 4:01:59 PM
Author: jcrow
and black sand beach?! that''s on my to see list too.

yes, it''s the coolest thing ever to see that...we actually went down to the beach and put our feet in the sand.

 

[fleur-de-lis]

These little tropical birds (with heads that remind me of cardinals) are cute and friendly:

 

[blushingbride]

Date: 6/23/2008 4:02:14 PM
Author: fleur-de-lis
Wow, great photos everyone!

Unfortunately for this thread, most of the photos I have of Kauai were taken with old-school film, but here''s one in digital form: view of Bali Hai, entry point of the Napali Coast, in Kauai:

Great shot FDL - simply breathtaking!

 

[jcrow]

Date: 6/23/2008 4:07:14 PM
Author: blushingbride

Date: 6/23/2008 4:01:59 PM

Author: jcrow

and black sand beach?! that''s on my to see list too.

yes, it''s the coolest thing ever to see that...we actually went down to the beach and put our feet in the sand.

good to know! i wanna do that too

 

[blushingbride]

Let me know if you need anymore advise regarding Maui or the Four Season (if you choose to stay there)...I''m sooooo jealous, you''ll love it! We are actually leaving for Italy and Croatia next week and I''m excited, but Hawaii was truely PARADISE!

 

[jcrow]

ok. day trip looks like THE solution! we can stay on maui and take a day trip to the big island and a day trip to kauai.