So arriving in Hawaii is great, it reminds me of Guam but better because the weather and scenery (more mountains-can see the other islands and more of a breeze). Since we landed we have been so busy but we have seen a lot and I have met a lot of josh’s family-which I guess is only the tip of the iceberg.
When we arrived Wednesday we went straight to grandma & grandpa’s for dinner-full Filipino food! Our place is like a mini apartment right on the beach. The view is so great, you can hear and see them at night-so relaxing.
Thursday we woke up at 3 am to head up to Mt. haleakala, which is 10,000 feet above sea level and the base is about an hour away from where we are staying. The key is to get up the mountain before the sun comes up and watch the fog rollout. We gathered in the van-Josh, me, dad, auntie, Daniel, Michael, Kaumo, Kaimi. At 6:25 a.m. it was time-the crowd gathered around the edge of the railing, all huddled in blankets against the blustering wind. It was 37 degrees not including the wind chill. There is what used to be called a crater in the center that you can see the center of once the sun is up. Then if you drive just a short bit up you get to the top and you can see everything! This is by far the most amazing view I have ever seen in my life. You can see the entire island and across to the other islands around. As we drive back down, you go through the clouds on a very windy road with bikers making their way down beside you. I hear that the sunset is also great to see, but we don’t have time for that this trip.
We spend the rest of our time at Jo & Rizza’s, nice and relaxing. We had a family dinner which also happened to be Rizza’s parent’s 32nd anniversary!
This morning we got to sleep in and chill a bit. Josh took me up to meet the last auntie and show me where his house was that he lived in. We had a great breakfast at a place called Lulu’s. Met up with Jo, Michael & Daniel to go beach. The boys tried to body board but waves weren’t so good. The clouds were rolling in and it was kinda cool weather. The water was not what I expected but really nice. It makes you totally float and it was kinda cold. It was fun to watch the mix of locals and vacationers on the beach. We saw people with those big canoes out in the water.
For lunch we went to local place called Maui Brewing Company – so good, you gotta try! Everything we had was yummy. They brew their beer there and have a good variety. And for those of you who don’t or can’t drink, try their homemade root beer.
A rest to prepare for the big gathering the family has put together for us, which also includes some local friends. So much fun!
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