at the wee hours of the morning, 3am to be exact, my dad, rj & i got the bright idea to drive all the way up to Halehakala, which means "house of the sun" to watch the sunrise over maui. we heard that it was the most amazing thing to see so we thought why not! the drive up was insanely scary with twisty-turny switchback along a narrow two lane road & going up in the dark made it even scarier because you couldn't see how far the drop off was on the other side of the road. gulp. we climbed up over 10,000 ft! just when we thought we were done with all the switchbacks, another set would come along. but then once we got up there the view was spectacular. truly breath taking. there were many other crazy folks up at that hour to join in watching the sunrise too. we read that it would be really cold up there but either our "pacific northwest" skin is really tough or it wasn't really that cold. it was 46F up there and it was clear all the way around the island except for a blanket of clouds that cushioned the sun as it rose.
the moon slowly vanishing
the big island in the background
the sun just beginning to rise
my dad being a dork :)
we are up at 10,023ft!!!
of course i had my camera glued to my face!
and so did rj!
looking down on the west maui mountains & central maui
the road back down! ahhhh!
Once we got back to the condo, we took a quick morning snooze & then headed out to the beach! we went to kapalua bay that day. i really liked that beach. there were a lot more families there and of course carter loved all the kids! 
carter looking at the sand on his hands! "whatsthis?" he says. haha
what a perfect sunset to match the perfect sunrise
we had a wonderful (exceptionally long feeling) day! we saw an amazing sunrise, enjoyed a nice warm beach & a great sunset!
ahhh i love maui! :)
cheers.
2 comments:
I love the sunset picture with the boats...so pretty.
that sunset picture is incredible. that needs to be blown up, framed, and in your house!!!!!!!!!!!!
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