Haleakala national park
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Our 17th national park together! We enjoyed driving and hiking above the clouds including the sliding sands trail. The elevation and dry, hot temperatures were rough but beautiful views.
Haleakala np part 2
12. toukokuuta 2023, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☁️ 63 °F
Haleakala np part 3
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Driving above the clouds at Haleakala NP
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Driving road to Hana in Maui
13. toukokuuta 2023, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 70 °F
Unfortunately, we drove partway backwards on the road to Hana, only to find out that it was closed, just prior to where we wanted to turn around. So we turned and drove it clockwise again. Still aLue lisää
Road to Hana part 2
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Road to Hana part 3
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We did some cliff jumping in the Venus ponds
Hana waterfalls part 2
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Finishing up Maui
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Maui sunset
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Waterfalls on road to Hana
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Arriving on Kauai
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We flew from Maui to Kauai and enjoyed some amazing coffee before heading to Hanalei bay resort. A little bird friend likes to frequent our balcony.
Arrived at Hanalei bay, Kauai
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Sunset Kauai day 1
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Relaxing day at Hanalei bay resort
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We started the morning by snorkeling at Tunnels beach which had great fish and a beautiful view of the dragons head/old man feature of the mountains coming down to the ocean. Then we relaxed by theLue lisää
Hanakapi’ai falls
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We hiked the *very* slick and muddy trail to Hanalapi’ai falls in Haena state park. It’s a permit only trail which keeps overcrowding to a minimum. Even with good gear we had lots of slips andLue lisää
Hanakapi’ai falls part 2
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Hanakapi’ai falls part 3
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Kilauea lighthouse
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We kept to the relaxing theme and walked around the Kilauea lighthouse which is a preserve for seabirds. We saw red footed boobies, albatross, and several others.
Sushi dinner
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Finished up the day with good drinks and fresh but expensive sushi. Also saw the stars after sunset for the first time as the clouds cleared for a second.
Shaved ice
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We tried to drive south to some beaches but the road was completely shut down. After going less than a mile in 45 minutes we turned around and got breakfast and delicious coffees. We also had shavedLue lisää
Swimming with turtles!!!!
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we finally saw turtles at Anini beach ❤️❤️ they hang out off the beach where fish come and clean their shells
Waimea canyon
19. toukokuuta 2023, Yhdysvallat ⋅ 🌧 70 °F
We attempted to drive up to the top of Waimea canyon state park but the clouds were so thick you couldn’t see more than 30 yards. So we opted for a lower lookout and then headed to poipu beach.
Poipu beach with monk seals and turtles!
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We were finally able to see monk seals at Poipu Beach, a species that has fewer than 1400 total animals and around the main Hawaiian islands around 150. So we are lucky to see them, one lounged on theLue lisää
Wailua falls
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We stopped by a waterfall close to one of the backroads called Wailua falls. Usually split into 2-3 falls, because of the heavy rains we’d had all week it was one massive torrent. The waterfall isLue lisää





































































































































































































































































































































































