Headed to Hana

As soon as we got our rental car we took off on the road to Hana.  Hana is only 53 miles from the Kahului Airport, but due to more than 600 curves and 54 one-lane bridges on the way there, it can take up to 3 hours each way.

When we finally got to Hana we stopped at a hotel, quite appropriately named the "Hotel Hana Maui." The hotel is nice, and the rooms (very spendy - $557-$788/night) are set up cottage-style spread out semi-attached to each other around the property.  We were really hungry but after looking at the menu at a restaurant in the Hana Hotel, and being less than impressed with a $17 burger, we drove elsewhere.

We couldn't drive very far because there was a parade and the road (yup, one road in and one road out) was closed so we followed the local signs to a little hole in the wall called Tutu's.  Tutu's is literally a hole in the wall, right near the water, and serves burgers, plate lunches, ice cream and other snackie food; we shared a BBQ pulled pork sandwich.

There wasn't much pork in the sandwich had way too much BBQ sauce, I suppose the best part of the sandwich was the toasted bread.

As we were leaving Hana we stopped for a couple of souvenir pictures!

After a 35 minute drive from Hana we arrived at Oheo Gulch, known for the Seven Sacred Pools.  This area is part of the Haleakala National Park and requires each car pay $10 upon entry for a park pass (good for 3 days) -definitely worth every penny.  After a short and mild "hike" we ended up at a beautiful area just below a waterfall.

The Mister and I sat for a while (he went in for a quick swim) and just relaxed and enjoyed the scenery.  Sunshine, a waterfall, and the love of my life - it just doesn't get any better than this!