This was our first time traveling to Hawaii just the two of us and we couldn’t wait to go and explore. We had been a few times with family, but this was our first without kids. We were so excited to do some hiking, and we were super nervous we wouldn’t make it to the top of the Waihee Ridge Trail before the clouds moved in. But the timing worked out perfectly and we had some great views of the island. Way off in the distance we could see a waterfall so when we got to a clearing we decided to put up the drone and see if we could maneuver it over there. We were pressing our luck in the small space we had but when it sailed over we just looked at each other and went “WHOA!” It was this huge waterfall that was just flowing. We started to bring it back and all of a sudden we lost connection with it. We thought it was a goner this time for suuuure…we couldn’t see it or hear it. Then Marcus had the brilliant idea to have it follow it’s flight plan and we got it back juuuust before the battery ran out. I always get so nervous when he takes that thing up!
After that we decided to find the bamboo forest at mile marker 6.5 on the Rd to Hana. When we got there the trail was completely muddy but we decided to just go for it and had a good laugh crossing the river and getting completely stuck. We got brave and climbed up to a waterfall that we knew would be pretty secluded but it was a 20 min climb over boulders to get there. And all we had were flip flops! The people who saw us said, “You guys are crazy to hike in those.” But they worked, and when we came around the river bend we saw this waterfall that was over 100 ft tall. It was SO worth it!
We tried a few new things while we visited Maui. We drove up to Haleakala Crater at sunset to watch it above the cloud line. When we got to the top, we had to pay $25 to keep going and we ALMOST turned around, but decided since we were there we might as well go. And as soon as we went a few more miles up, the clouds just disappeared below us and it was completely clear. It was one of those “moments” to watch the sun set into the ocean with the brilliant colors.
For snorkeling we have a favorite beach (and because it's our favorite you'll have to ask me personally where it is so it'll remain a favorite, ha!) and our last day we decided to go out for one final outing. I was hoping to see a turtle and after being out there for 20 min we saw 2! We just cruised around with them and Marcus suggested we head back. So we started swimming back and saw another one. And then another! Marcus said, "Ok it's not going to get better then this." And I said, "I have a feeling there's one more," and then all of a sudden Marcus spotted one DEEP below and it moved and came up for air! So we just swam right next to him for about 5 minutes before he dove down deep again. I LOVE spotting turtles in the ocean because they're just so graceful. I kept pinching myself that we saw FIVE in such a short amount of time.
Of course we loved eating at all of our favorite places like Coconutz, and Ululani’s, and trying different triple meat plates. And we tried some ice cream at the Maui Tropical Plantation that we both declared as some of the BEST we’ve ever had! We realized getting to eat all of our food hot and not having to share our desserts with kids definitely has it’s perks. But it also reminded us how much we love to travel together.
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