Haleakala national park
12 maggio 2023, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☁️ 63 °F
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 maggio 2023, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☁️ 63 °F
Haleakala np part 3
12 maggio 2023, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☁️ 57 °F
Driving above the clouds at Haleakala NP
12 maggio 2023, Stati Uniti
Driving road to Hana in Maui
13 maggio 2023, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☀️ 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 aLeggi altro
Road to Hana part 2
13 maggio 2023, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☀️ 70 °F
Road to Hana part 3
13 maggio 2023, Stati Uniti ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F
We did some cliff jumping in the Venus ponds
Hana waterfalls part 2
13 maggio 2023, Stati Uniti ⋅ ⛅ 73 °F
Finishing up Maui
13 maggio 2023, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☀️ 75 °F
Maui sunset
13 maggio 2023, Stati Uniti ⋅ 🌙 73 °F
Waterfalls on road to Hana
13 maggio 2023, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☁️ 73 °F
Arriving on Kauai
14 maggio 2023, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☁️ 75 °F
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
14 maggio 2023, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☁️ 72 °F
Sunset Kauai day 1
14 maggio 2023, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☁️ 72 °F
Relaxing day at Hanalei bay resort
15 maggio 2023, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☀️ 70 °F
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 theLeggi altro
Hanakapi’ai falls
16 maggio 2023, Stati Uniti ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F
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 andLeggi altro
Hanakapi’ai falls part 2
16 maggio 2023, Stati Uniti ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F
Hanakapi’ai falls part 3
16 maggio 2023, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☁️ 72 °F
Kilauea lighthouse
17 maggio 2023, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☁️ 73 °F
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
17 maggio 2023, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☁️ 73 °F
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
18 maggio 2023, Stati Uniti ⋅ 🌧 72 °F
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 shavedLeggi altro
Swimming with turtles!!!!
18 maggio 2023, Stati Uniti ⋅ 🌧 72 °F
we finally saw turtles at Anini beach ❤️❤️ they hang out off the beach where fish come and clean their shells
Waimea canyon
19 maggio 2023, Stati Uniti ⋅ 🌧 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!
19 maggio 2023, Stati Uniti ⋅ ⛅ 73 °F
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 theLeggi altro
Wailua falls
19 maggio 2023, Stati Uniti
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 isLeggi altro