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Early in the morning, we arrived at the heliport in Kahului.
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Although we did the driving part first, we had to do the helicopter safety briefing at the heliport. I thought the poster was kinda awesome (and no, we didn't walk behind the helicopter!)
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We're pretty sure this is sugarcane planted in a field.
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So the Road to Hana(TM) is quite an adventure. There are 46 one lane bridges, meaning that you have to wait if someone's on the other side. Also, there are 620 curves on it, making the experience somewhat nauseating.
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Along the winding road there are lots of neat trees. This is rainbow eucalyptus!
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There are wild chickens living around there, because of a hurricane that freed them from their outdoor coops. Here they are crossing the road! (for reasons unknown)
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David with one of the not-afraid-of-humans chickens.
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Me with bamboo!
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This was an extremely common sight.
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As you can see, the road's right in the rainforest (and right along the mountain).
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At another stop, David poses in front of Ke'anae Peninsula.
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The other side of Ke'anae Peninsula. We then went down to see the waves and take another break.
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David in front of the peninsula again.
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Lipstick Ginger! (note: not to be used for cosmetic purposes or eaten)
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Down on Ke'anae Peninsula. The rocks are a'a (cooled lava).
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Because of the crazy rock formation, the waves can cause giant splashes, like this one!
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At the bottom of the peninsula there were a few houses.
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Taro plants, which were a starchy staple for the Hawaiians.
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These are African Tulips, which are fairly common in the rainforest.
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There were a lot of pretty waterfalls along the way.
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Apparently there was a landslide a few weeks before - you can see it past the truck. They're still cleaning up from it, so we had to park and wait for 25 minutes to pass through.
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While we waited, we hiked down the road to get this picture of the waterfall just past the landslide.
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Behind us in line a bit was this truck with an equals sign!
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Just outside of Hana we stopped at a tropical flower farm. This is a neat ginger bouquet.
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They also had these pretty flowers, whose name escapes us at the moment. (tell me if you know!)
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This I know for a fact is lobster claw.
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And this is a rubber tree plant!
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We arrived at Hana and ate by this beach. There we learned my Hawaiian name is Maka'ala and David's is Hiwahiwa or Kawika.
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After lunch it was time for the helicopter ride back. Unfortunately, my camera batteries were running very low, so the following shots were chosen with care. Here's the US flag side by side with the Hawaiian state flag.
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Our helicopter arrives with a dramatic landing! (actually, it wasn't very dramatic)
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Our AStar helicopter in all its glory.
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The helicopter controls we were warned not to touch. Also, I think his Jeppesen Database expired! Ack!
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David is headsetted up and ready to go!
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While we were on the ground we saw this crazy gyrocopter thing come in for a landing. Scary!
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And we're taking off! Aaaaaand the camera is dead. Sorry. Imagine fantastic waterfalls and volcanoes and such. Or just come watch the DVD some time.
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Thursday's mat was Sightseeing Day!
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That night we took a sunset dinner cruise. This is the captain explaining how much it cost to be rescued if we fell overboard.
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The main entertainment was a magician. He performed numerous tricks throughout the night, including many card tricks. (Note: Some people call them illusions, not tricks.)
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This is the dock after we've left port.
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In the harbor there was a boat that apparently had capsized and sunk.
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Here are some surfers we passed. Some of them were very impressive!
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Looking back on the island of Maui.
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On the boat, we got complimentary drinks. Mine was a Sandy Beach and David's was possibly a virgin Mai Tai.
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A grill on a boat - excellent idea! (this is where they cooked our steaks, etc.)
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The hula dancer was pretty good - this is more traditional hula with lots of arm and leg movement.
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Unfortunately it was somewhat overcast, so this was the closest to a sunset we got. It was still nice out, though.
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