Day 1 - from 30 degrees to 90 all in one day!

We made it!! This is going to be a short post, hopefully with pics.  We arrived safely after being delayed in LA for 90 minutes.  The pilot made up time and we landed only 30 minutes late. We met Barb and Edgar and got Lei'd. 

Up at the crater of Haleakala Volcano before sunrise.  Very cold!! Luckily we borrowed coats from Barb and Edgar.

Don waiting for the perfect pic - my pictures don't do it justice, so you'll have to wait for his 500 later.

The crater after the sun came up - really neat!! Looks like the moon!  After the climb back down from 10,000 feet we stopped for breakfast at a cute restaurant - the Kula Lodge and then home to rest, recharge and eat lunch.  After lunch we headed to Baldwin Beach.  A nice beach about 10 minutes from the house.  It was pretty empty.

The current was strong, so we played along the edge for about 2 hours.

Then back to change and another fun dinner and shopping in Paia town.  Gelato for dessert. It was delicious and we might have to stop there again a couple of times before we leave.

Relaxing on the Lanai before we hit the sack at 7:45.  Sunset was at 7:30, so that helped.

Carleigh and Barb after sunset!

Today we are driving the road to Hana.  It's a twisty, curvy road that goes for miles to the town of Hana with lots of stopping points along the way through the jungles and rainforest to the other side of the island.  Barb and  Edgar have a second cottage in Nahiku, about 2 hours down the road that we are staying at tonight.  Very rustic, no internet tonight!! Back to Haiku (their house) tomorrow!!

Aloha!!