More Maui Adventures

Friday June 28

We started our day with another walk by our condo. Here's another flora specimen I found intriguing-a fan shaped palm.





After our walk we went to an aquarium.


We enjoyed seeing sea life up close. It was fun seeing a few things we saw snorkeling, but there was oh so much more.








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This was a cool tunnel!


We made it out alive!

Next we had an amazing lunch of BBQ beef brisket and pulled pork with macaroni and potato salad as a side- that was a new one for me. We also bought me some see glass earrings from a vendor who collects the glass from the Maui beaches. I wonder what this glass used to be? A 7up bottle?


The daily adventure continued as we drove to the top of Haleakala mountain. It was interesting to pass through the different terrains as we went from sea level to over 10,000 feet.


The view of the mountain with the top covered by the clouds.


The drive up.


Haleakala Summit 10,023 feet.





Observatory



View of Haleakala Crater


Going down in the crater. This an erosion created crater, but the domes inside we're volcanic.


Down,


Down,


Down, and that's far enough. And the park ranger said to plan on double the time up as down, but we did it faster... No pictures on the way up. Ya, we're fifty something. :)


This park has plants indigenous to Hawaii, and only in this park.





These plants are metallic silver! They can live 50 years, but only bloom once, see above.














The drive down was a little like being in an airplane-flying a above the clouds.


Okay, one more plant, at the 2000 feet level of the mountain, crazy big, and part of someone's yard.

That was our Friday adventure. We were so tired, we slept great.


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