Pictures From Our Trip to Maui!

Sunset over Napili Bay. It was moments like these that reminded me how wonderful it is to be alive. I cannot imagine having lived my whole life without seeing and feeling Maui. I decided after this trip that the world is my playground, and I want to see as much of it as possible.

I think the clouds helped make this sunset so brilliant. I just walked around the smooth lava rocks in the cove with my feet in the water and felt glad to be alive. 

The south end of Napili Bay after sunset.  

A view from "our" beach, Napili Bay. The island in front of us is Moloka'i. Napili Bay really is one of the best beaches on the island. The sand and water are perfect. On the south end, there is a rocky cove where sea turtles gather.

A view of the Hana Highway from above. This is one of the most infamous driving adventures in Maui. It was an absolutely beautiful drive, but a very long day. To make the entire loop, we had to drive 12 hours that day!  

Can you find Erik in this picture? Supposedly there was a beautiful waterfall up a river off the highway. The rocks were so slippery that I fell into the river three times and had to give up. I relaxed on a rock in the middle of the river, while Erik went the rest of the way. He was so hardcore...climbing across the slippery rocks wearing only flip-flops and smoking a cigarette at the same time. 

If you ever go to Maui, get the book Maui Revealed. It directed us to this hidden waterfall below the Hana Highway. The road was actually running above it, and everyone else was completing missing this spectacular site. 

The surf pounding the cliffs along the east coast of Maui near the Seven Sacred Pools . The surf seemed to be really turbulent while we were there...making the Seven Sacred Pools more like deadly rapids.

The Nakalele Blowhole on the north coast of Maui. We were able to get so close that we could feel the ground rumble each time water shot up from below.