Maui Day 6

After the Road to Hana you'd think we wouldn't want to drive anymore. Well, Monday July 20th we woke up and thought we'd better go see Haleakala National Park to see the Haleakala Volcano. We were told this was a much faster drive then Hana. Well, the road to the Volcano is just as long in my opinion, and actually much more dangerous. It's just as curvy, maybe more so, and you can't see if a car is coming around the corner, and really on some turns only 1 car should fit. I was so nervous on that road up & down!!! It was a beautiful drive though. So although it took half of our last day, I'm glad we did it.

View as we're heading up

Above the clouds looking down at Maui

Super happy when we entered the park after an hour drive, not so happy to learn is was another 30 miles to the Summit. Took almost an hour to drive up from this point due to the curvy roads.


The Summit(tippy top)

It was freezing and windy at the summit. It was in the 80's at our resort and it was 56 degrees at the top of the volcano. Yes, I forgot a jacket so I wrapped beach towel around me. A few of us felt very light headed from the altitude. I found it difficult to take a deep breath. The kids didn't seem bothered by it.

From the Summit we could see the Big Island(Hawaii) in the distance. You can see 4 of the 5 Big Island volcanos.

Miss Molly had a little tantrum about only wearing one shoe as we left the visitors center. She was determined not to wear the other. Grandma got a shot of Little Miss in all her glory and with only one shoe on!
Took us 2 hrs. and 30 min on the drive back to the resort. We were ready to relax, and the boys were ready to play golf.