We survived the Road to Hana and got the bumper sticker!

on the rocks at Hana

Day 3 – Survived the Road to Hana and then more Gelato!

We earned the bumper sticker! We left Barb and Edgar’s house in Nahiku early morning and headed the rest of the way to Hana – just to say we did it! It was only another 30 minutes down the road. We stopped at a few general stores for snacks and souvenirs. Then we began the journey back from Hana, on the same twisty, curvy, nauseating road to their house back in Haiku.




We did earn that bumper sticker and we bought four of them! The drive back was worse than going down yesterday. My stomach didn’t like it at all, but we made it.

When we finally landed back at Barb and Edgar’s house, they weren’t back yet. We beat them and had no key to our downstairs room. So….trying to be resourceful, we “broke in.” Well not really, we just sort of popped a screen off and lifted Katie into the room to unlock the door. B and E returned about two hours later and were proud of our accomplishment.

Turns out they were delayed because they have to close up the cottage. They put sheets on everything when they leave because of “Gecko Poop.” Yep, didn’t realize that they share that beautiful cottage with lots of geckos – very good thing that Katie didn’t know that. Edgar had told us about the wild pigs, wild cows and ferule dogs….but forgot the geckos.

After resting for a while, I took a shower (inside this time) and we got ready for dinner. Back to Paia town to a pizza restaurant and then to get a second dose of Gelato!! Great dinner and great dessert treat.

We then went further into town to Kahului, to find the place that Carleigh has to be at 8:30 tomorrow morning for her windsurfing lesson. Found the beach and then headed home. Now resting with Disney channel and to bed soon.



The view from B and E's lanai - and a panormic of the total view



They have 20 acres covered with banana, pineapple, coconut, lime trees - all hand planted by Barb and grown over the years.

Our bodies seem to have adjusted pretty well, it’s 8:30 and no one is asleep yet.