Made the big mistake after breakfast to drive the road around the north side of West Maui. Two thirds of the road is good two lane road with a center stripe.

But about 10 miles of the 30 mile drive is narrow road with no lines, and of that, about 6 miles are a hair raising single+ lane road with sharp hairpin turns up and down and in and out of all the volcanic valleys.

We met several vehicles going the other way, but since I had 3-5 vehicles behind me most of the time, we got the right of way with the other car backing up to the closest wide spot at times to let us pass.

I thought it was an “interesting” and exhilarating drive with just a couple stressful events. However, about 5 minutes into the one land road, Marianne stopped taking pictures and by the time we were done, her nerves were frayed. So much for relieving stress today….

So, to make up for it, I stopped at Ross Stores to let her shop for deals…

I guess the road to Hana and around the back side of East Maui are off the plans for this trip, partly due to the weather before today and I would rather head up Pu’u Haleakala and explore the upcountry regions tomorrow, our last full day on Maui…

Pictures to follow tonight…

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