Our last big excursion with Tom & Cindy was driving up to Haleakala National Park. Along the way we stopped at a goat farm where the girls enjoyed petting and feeding a few goats.
The crater was beautiful for about 3 minutes, then the clouds rolled in and we couldn’t see a thing. It was also extremely cold and windy, so we didn’t last too long outside with the girls.
A few random phone pictures from our trip. The girls had a lot of fun with Snapchat too!
Todd and I got a couple dates while in Maui. We enjoyed walking the resort paths, playing hotel lawn games, and a long stroll on the beach 🙂
We discovered a very nice boardwalk through a nature preserve about 10 minutes away from Kihei. Later that evening we watched the sunset with Tom & Cindy.
We spent a little more time in Lahaina before heading to the beach to play. The old jail was surprisingly free and a fun spot for the kids to explore.
This was our other favorite beach for snorkeling, swimming, and exploring the beautiful resorts.
Ada also enjoyed trying out my camera, although we learned my best lens was broken and would not focus properly.
Tom and Cindy were now in Maui so we all took a drive to Iao Valley. We spent the morning at Iao Needle State Monument and hiked around for a bit. Afterwards we stopped at Kepaniwai Heritage Gardens for lunch. After lunch we discovered a narrow bridge that led to some old ruins along a forest trail.
One morning we drove to Kealia Pond to visit the walking trail and visitor center. The facility had a nice interactive display for the kids and a path along the ponds. It was a hot day so we didn’t stay out on the trail very long, but we did see a few bird species such as the Hawaiian stilt, Hawaiian coot, egrets, and white-faced ibis.
An assortment of pictures near Kihei and Wailea. We spent a lot of time in the pool, girls loved it. We also ate lots of “Hawaiian” cuisine and drove around to explore.
Kapalua was one of our two favorite snorkeling beaches to visit. It took about an hour to reach it, a bit far considering other great beaches, but totally worth it. The beach is beautiful and sheltered with a nice walking trail around the resorts.
We also stopped in Lahaina on our way back to see the banyan tree and get ice cream 🙂
The third day into our vacation we decided to drive to Hana. It was a beautiful drive with lots of windy roads. We also learned Ruby gets car sick on windy roads. Thankfully I brought 2 outfits, a swimsuit, and lots of baby wipes because we needed all of it! She got sick going and coming, poor thing. Despite the car sickness we had fun stopping to see turtles, an old church, a black sand beach and then finish the day with donuts 🙂
La Casa Blanca 