Getting there: We booked flights out of Toronto instead of Detroit because, well, the flights are about half the cost. That's great, but, it leaves the inconvenient problem of....getting to Toronto. So we planned on leaving right after school ends on Thursday and do get out of Dodge by 4 pm. That's good. There is no snow and bad weather for almost all of the trip. That's good.
What's bad? Oh, the stomach bug that made its way through the family right before we left. Dad got it in the 24 hours prior to departure and made the ill-advised decision to drive.....which resulted in pulling off near Lapeer but not quickly enough and throwing up all over myself (which resulted in the loss of my favorite Penn State sweatshirt - the sweatshirt Suzanne hated).
What's bad? As Suzanne drove the rest of the way we ran into some serious snow - and the last 90 minutes into Toronto was slow and tense.
That's good - saw Rogue One late late late Thursday night! All seemed to enjoy it....except Suzanne slept through some of it.
What's bad? United / Air Canada cancelled the flight out of Toronto that Suzanne/Matthew/Kevin were on. So we were up from basically 2 am to 4 am with United and Air Canada getting that fixed.....the good news is that they ended up on the same flight as Christopher and I.
Finally got to Maui about 6 pm Hawaii time....
Maui: Our third trip here - did a few new things but did a lot of old things over again.
(Yeah - that's the view from the room! Doesn't get much better than that!)
so...highlights
Road to Hana: Did this again. Bought an app that had an audio guide that activated as you drove along and that was a new/good feature. Drove all the way around again - there are lots of warnings to not do this but last time it wasn't bad and this time it wasn't bad either. Just takes forever - it is a long day.
(wasn't the prettiest of days - showers off and on most of the day and very little blue skies. Which wasn't great BUT I'd rather have this kind of day on a drive as opposed to when we were out on the water)
(we did the hike at the end again....couldn't go all the way up as the trail was closed for repairs but it was fun nonetheless. Really REALLY muddy - there had been a lot of rain. An iconic Hutsell picture is of the boys on the last hike in the bamboo forest - tried to do it again but it didn't turn out nearly as well)
(but the rain did make for some impressive waterfalls along the way)
Haleakala: Did the one thing we haven't done yet that Suzanne really wanted to do: got up at 3:30 am (ugh) and drove up to the top of the mountain for sunrise. Kevin came along; the other two decided to skip and sleep. Listened to the Hamilton soundtrack on the way up; arrived early and half-dozed while waiting; stood in the cold watching the colors change for about 45 minutes before driving back down (and having a nice breakfast on the way).
Ohai Trail: Kevin, Matthew, and I went hiking while Mom and Cpher went shopping one afternoon. The hike was pretty, not too strenuous, and will mostly remembered by the varying amounts of insults that were alternatively thrown at Matthew, Kevin and myself.
Everything Else: Went to Lahaina. Went to Costco (multiple times!). Went out to the lava flows and black rock beaches east of Waimea. Went to Makena beach Snorkeled near Kapalua. And did a whole lot of Pokemon hunting (reminder to self: Do a post on Pokemon Go).
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