Day 4 in Hawaii - Maui

We woke up to the sweet sound of Hanu calling ‘Da daa’ downstairs. . Suman and I headed for the much talked about ‘Road trip to Hana’. It was very sunny and warm outside so we didn’t lower the top until we got to the shaded areas on the road. We stopped at ‘Garden of Eden’ and took some beautiful pictures of the beach/valley/hills and saw some ducks and peacocks as well. We had the most expensive coconut water ever (6!  *&^*^$#@) Why is coconut so expensive in a land where it is found in abundance I do not understand L And to think I used to complain that Rs.20 was a lot for a coconut. I shall never complain about this in India ever again.

Continuing our journey to Hana, we saw glimpses of some waterfalls and more greenery and some beach views and finally the village of Hana arrived!! But there was nothing specific about this place that I liked. Why were we here again? This is when Suman went all philosophical and said ‘It is all about the journey and not about the destination’. Amen to that! We made a U-turn and started retracing our drive back to Kihei. This is when I started feeling a bit queasy and the winding roads and single lane bridges didn’t help either. As a diversion, Suman and I started singing out loud, as the songs played on his iPhone. Songs like ‘Emosanal Atyachaar’ actually helped :P  But to me this was perhaps one of the most-hyped road trips. Enjoyed it, but expected much more.

Back in our resort, we went for a mai-tai pool party. I guess we were late as there were no more mai-tais left L We had a good time in the pool. Hanu had the best time, he was super excited in waterJ  Suman and I tried to swim but both of us were very bad at it (but learnt enough to float for the snorkeling trip planned for the next day). Another day.. another time may be.. We then ordered some pizza and sides from Pizza Hut and that was one very spicy pizza that I ever had in the US. We slept early as we geared up for a very long/exciting day ahead.