Yesterday (Wed 3 Sept) Jason drove the famous road to Hana. I directed from the passenger seat. Heeding to the guidebook recommendations, we left early to start our day to avoid heavy traffic. The total distance to Hana was 70 miles from hotel, over 30 miles on the "Hana Highway". However, getting to Hana is the not the goal, the Hana Highway consists of narrow road with 54 one-lane bridges winding along the ocean cliffs and lush green valleys and waterfalls. Driving the road to Hana is not for the weak at heart. Careful passive assertive driving is key. Jason and I couldn't resist stopping numerous times along the way to take amazing picturesque photos of waterfalls and ocean views. We arrived in Hana (population: 1875) at lunchtime. We stopped for a lunchbreak at the Hana Ranch Restaurant, where I enjoyed a delicious grilled Ono fish sandwich and a refreshing glass of "passion-aid", while sitting outside with a view of the ocean in the distance. After lunch, Jason offered two of his Dramamine to a very grateful women suffering from motion sickness, a common complaint after traveling the road to Hana. Outside the lunch spot, I snapped a picture of Jason in front of the Hana US post office, a space no bigger than my current work office. Too bad we had nothing to mail. On the return trip, we stopped at a Wai'anapanapa State Park to enjoy the only black sands beach in Maui. On the road back in the afternoon, we followed a yellow school bus full of kids. It was hard for me believe that children everyday would take the bus ride to Hana for school. The guidebook warned the road can be routinely washed out with heavy rainfall making it impassable. We continue along the road heading back to our hotel and ended the day swimming in the pool under a rainbow, ahh, how we love Maui.
04 September 2008
Highway to Hana
Yesterday (Wed 3 Sept) Jason drove the famous road to Hana. I directed from the passenger seat. Heeding to the guidebook recommendations, we left early to start our day to avoid heavy traffic. The total distance to Hana was 70 miles from hotel, over 30 miles on the "Hana Highway". However, getting to Hana is the not the goal, the Hana Highway consists of narrow road with 54 one-lane bridges winding along the ocean cliffs and lush green valleys and waterfalls. Driving the road to Hana is not for the weak at heart. Careful passive assertive driving is key. Jason and I couldn't resist stopping numerous times along the way to take amazing picturesque photos of waterfalls and ocean views. We arrived in Hana (population: 1875) at lunchtime. We stopped for a lunchbreak at the Hana Ranch Restaurant, where I enjoyed a delicious grilled Ono fish sandwich and a refreshing glass of "passion-aid", while sitting outside with a view of the ocean in the distance. After lunch, Jason offered two of his Dramamine to a very grateful women suffering from motion sickness, a common complaint after traveling the road to Hana. Outside the lunch spot, I snapped a picture of Jason in front of the Hana US post office, a space no bigger than my current work office. Too bad we had nothing to mail. On the return trip, we stopped at a Wai'anapanapa State Park to enjoy the only black sands beach in Maui. On the road back in the afternoon, we followed a yellow school bus full of kids. It was hard for me believe that children everyday would take the bus ride to Hana for school. The guidebook warned the road can be routinely washed out with heavy rainfall making it impassable. We continue along the road heading back to our hotel and ended the day swimming in the pool under a rainbow, ahh, how we love Maui.
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I absolutely love your comment about careful passive assertive driving. I know the two of you could pull that trick off. I'm so glad you had a wonderful trip and thanks for sharing your joy - your blog is great inspiration.
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