THE ROAD IS ROUGH

but it is paved with

unlikely rewards. Most people think about Hawaii, and all they see is a beach. We discovered what everyone should see when they hit Maui, UPPER MAUI. If you don't see the heart of Maui then you are getting robbed.

DONT OVERCORRECT

What do you do when you crash into a 2 ton lava rock in the middle of nowhere? You die, probably by the looks of this car, or bail and forget where your car was????

Thats the only way to go on the backroads of Maui. The southside of the island is in need of a wrecker service in a bad way! The only problem is, how do you get some of the cars out of a 2,000 ft canyon?

LAVA FIELDS

On the southside of Maui, there is not a name for the 45 miles we drove, we first came upon lava fields. There is hardly any houses, no hotels, and the beaches are untouched.

ON TOP OF MAUI

Tuesday started a little different than usual. Today we decided to get in the car, and drive up to the top of Maui. The goal was getting to the Seven Sacred Pools. We made it, and had some interesting things come up along the way.

VIEW FROM A NEW HOUSE

The view from our new house, yea. This is a neighborhood that we stumbled into. This is the view from a house that was for sale. We called on it, hmmm. Ok, a house that was built in the 70's, 10 miles from the beach, has not been upgraded EVER, and only has 2100 square feet is $850,000!!!!!!

NORTH MAUI, $3.38 A GALLON OF GAS!!!

WHEN IN DOUBT, DON'T GO OUT

SURFS UP

Early on Monday, there was a good swell hitting the north shore near Hapika. The waves started out at about 8-10ft, coming in double overhead bars. It was pretty freaking crazy. Every person boarding was a local, so I was getting schooled for sure.

I got up on 5 really sweet rides. The wind picked up, the locals bailed, and the swells shrank in size and frequency. After 2 hours of the most exhausting workout possible, I decided to bail. These pics of the waves dont really do the first swells any justice, but this is the spot.

Boarded up, and heading to Hapika.

HANA HIGHWAY SURF

When in Maui, and you hit the north shore for the best waves, make sure you stop in at the Hana Highway Surf store to get your rental.

MAUI WOWIE

Aloha from Maui. We are here now and the jet lag is worn off. Today was a relaxing day. We drove up to Lanaia and Kapalua. We had breakfast and watched football (5 hour time difference puts the noon game on at 7AM here!)

We strolled some of the shops and galleries in Lanaia. Pretty cool to see some Jerry Garcia and John Lennon originals.

The afternoon Amber laid out at the pool and I spent about 1.5 hours snorkeling the reef. I need to get an underwater camera because there was way to many cool fish I cannot do justice by describing.
This is in Lanai at the main town square.















This is how we are rolling in Maui. They hooked us up with a new Rubicon. It is the new Wrangler body style (extended, longer body) with maxed out 4WD, Axle Lock, Sound Bar, and Fog Lamps. If it only had a power roof, locks, and windows...

THE COUNTDOWN BEGINS NOW

29, Happy Birthday to me, I am now officially making the last year of my twenties the best year of my twenties... 30 will make 21 look like preschool.
 

THE SWEETEST LITTLE PEAS

My B&B, at the fair, were so excited. They were very good, had their fill of cotton candy, dizzying rides, a haunted house, and livestock that 2 little kids can handle.

 

MUST BE THIS TALL TO RIDE

Wendy and Amber had to have B&B ride with them on the wheel....
 

SUPER SLIDE

The girls (all of them) took a ride down the big slide at the fair. After a little flirting with the carney, wendy and amber got to ride for free.


 

MONKEY BUSINESS

At the fair, where else will you find monkeys in Lubbock, the girls got a chance to get a pic with the monkey.


Bailey was scared at first, but she came around.