Our ride, a Boeing 717, arrived a few minutes ago and will be boarding shortly….
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High Tailing it to Kona…
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Hop, Skip, Jump…
Waiting at Kahului Airport in Maui for our flight to Kona on the Big Island. Boarding should begin in about 45 minutes, once our plane gets here and is unloaded, etc…
The flight is 23 minutes, just a hop, skip and a jump, but is sure easier than making the crossing by paddling while floating on our luggage (if it would even float with 47# of stuff inside)
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So Long and Thanks for all the Fish…
As the sun rises on another day, the time has come to bid adieu to Maui and our neighbors across Lahaina Roads Chanel, Lana’i and Molokai.
Today, our tropical adventure moves on to the Kona Coast of the Big Island of Hawai’i.
In about 2 hours we need to head out of the hotel room, check out, grab a quick breakfast at McDonald’s in Lahaina and then take the 45-50 minute drive to the airport in Kahului.
Our flight today is Hawaiian Airlines flight #340, with a boarding time of 11:34am. Gate departure for the 32 minute flight to Kailua-Kona is 11:59am HST.
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Haleakala Summit Attained!!
The weather was looking better on Haleakala as we rounded the south corner of West Maui, so after visiting Iao Valley, we headed up Haleakala. It is a slow and winding hour drive to the top from a starting point where you turn off of Hana Road and head into Upcountry Maui. We headed up the mountain a little after noon, and including stops and minimal hiking & exploring at the summit, we made it back down to McDonalds in Pukalani (upcountry) for a light lunch about 3pm.
Here are some views from the summit:
And some panoramic views to give a 360° view from the summit:
(Remember to click on a photo to load a larger view.)
And some other panoramic views from the erosion crater visitor area:
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Iao Valley State Park…
We got round one of our exercise today by walking up the hill to the Iao Needle lookout. It has been year since I have climbed that many stairs at one once…
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