Maui Trip Report contd...
Saturday 14th January
Got up real early, at 6.30 am. We grabbed a few necessities and jumped into the convertible and hit the road to West Maui.
The highlights of West Maui were the Olivine Pools, Nakalele Blowholes, some scenic points like the McGregor point and the Mushroom rock, and of course more beaches. We were really excited.
Rex and me stopped at our first point which was the Ma’alea Bay were the beach was terrific, but crowded. The entire drive was quite wonderful, since it was mostly along the shoreline. We hit Lahaina and took a walk in the downtown.
We headed to the Kapalua Beach which was rated as a “Real Gem” in the Maui Revealed book. This beach was also located on an exotic resort area, and hence was crowded. But we stopped for a quick meal at McDonalds and then headed to the Mc Gregor point. This was yet another scenic lookout off the main highway. There was light beacon (small lighthouse) from were we had a spectacular view of the bay. I tried searching for some whales, but didn’t see any. Next stop was the Naipili beach, but we decided to move on, because we had a lot of ground to cover, and we weren’t planning on getting into the water today.
We set off in search of the Dragon’s teeth. This was another formation of lava the most recent one, and boy, what a view. The sea water raged alongside a beautiful golf course, which had this lava formation right on the coastline. The sea raged and the water splashed right off the cliff onto these rocks. The view was breathtaking. We were quite reluctant to leave.
Next stop Nakalele blowhole. We had to cross some really nasty bends and curves to get to this one. And then, there was a long stretch of trek down the lava cliff’s to get to this particular spot where the ocean currents flow from under one hole in the ground of this lava rock and blows it high above the ground. It was such fun! Rex and me stood right next to it and got completely drenched in matter of seconds. There were few people there and everyone was enjoying it so much. We even took a video of ourselves there to give the view justice. Again reluctantly we headed back to the car.
The description of the Olivine pools was so exotic, that we couldn’t wait to get there. We were hoping that like all the other places, this one would be quite and we can enjoy the peace and serenity all by ourselves. Well, we weren’t that lucky, but the view was just spectacular. This little stretch of lava had made a shallow plateau just before becoming a cliff which dropped into the ocean; most of the sides of the plateau were nicely protected by the lava walls. The ocean was furious here and she blew the ocean water into this valley making it like some private pool right next to the raging sea. It was indeed a natural pool where the water shone in so many colors, the name Olivine was so aptly given. Rex took courage and took a quick dip into the pool and I had to literally drag him out of there to start back on our long journey home. The hike down this pool was quite awesome, but also a bit challenging because there wasn’t really a trail, it was more like searching for a path through this rocky lava towards the ocean. It could be quite treacherous, if one wasn’t as careful.
We enjoyed the day thoroughly. Had a quick dinner at Taco Bell, and crashed!
Saturday 14th January
Got up real early, at 6.30 am. We grabbed a few necessities and jumped into the convertible and hit the road to West Maui.
The highlights of West Maui were the Olivine Pools, Nakalele Blowholes, some scenic points like the McGregor point and the Mushroom rock, and of course more beaches. We were really excited.
Rex and me stopped at our first point which was the Ma’alea Bay were the beach was terrific, but crowded. The entire drive was quite wonderful, since it was mostly along the shoreline. We hit Lahaina and took a walk in the downtown.
We headed to the Kapalua Beach which was rated as a “Real Gem” in the Maui Revealed book. This beach was also located on an exotic resort area, and hence was crowded. But we stopped for a quick meal at McDonalds and then headed to the Mc Gregor point. This was yet another scenic lookout off the main highway. There was light beacon (small lighthouse) from were we had a spectacular view of the bay. I tried searching for some whales, but didn’t see any. Next stop was the Naipili beach, but we decided to move on, because we had a lot of ground to cover, and we weren’t planning on getting into the water today.
We set off in search of the Dragon’s teeth. This was another formation of lava the most recent one, and boy, what a view. The sea water raged alongside a beautiful golf course, which had this lava formation right on the coastline. The sea raged and the water splashed right off the cliff onto these rocks. The view was breathtaking. We were quite reluctant to leave.
Next stop Nakalele blowhole. We had to cross some really nasty bends and curves to get to this one. And then, there was a long stretch of trek down the lava cliff’s to get to this particular spot where the ocean currents flow from under one hole in the ground of this lava rock and blows it high above the ground. It was such fun! Rex and me stood right next to it and got completely drenched in matter of seconds. There were few people there and everyone was enjoying it so much. We even took a video of ourselves there to give the view justice. Again reluctantly we headed back to the car.
The description of the Olivine pools was so exotic, that we couldn’t wait to get there. We were hoping that like all the other places, this one would be quite and we can enjoy the peace and serenity all by ourselves. Well, we weren’t that lucky, but the view was just spectacular. This little stretch of lava had made a shallow plateau just before becoming a cliff which dropped into the ocean; most of the sides of the plateau were nicely protected by the lava walls. The ocean was furious here and she blew the ocean water into this valley making it like some private pool right next to the raging sea. It was indeed a natural pool where the water shone in so many colors, the name Olivine was so aptly given. Rex took courage and took a quick dip into the pool and I had to literally drag him out of there to start back on our long journey home. The hike down this pool was quite awesome, but also a bit challenging because there wasn’t really a trail, it was more like searching for a path through this rocky lava towards the ocean. It could be quite treacherous, if one wasn’t as careful.
We enjoyed the day thoroughly. Had a quick dinner at Taco Bell, and crashed!
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