This is Hawaii. This picture was taken on the road to Hana, one of the most winding and nausea-inducing roads you can ever hope to not drive. The road to Hana takes you around about half the island of Maui. All along the way there are waterfalls and little roadside stands selling coconuts, Hawaiian shave ice (no missing "d," I promise. The locals said that if I called it shaved ice that they wouldn't know what I was talking about), and banana bread. I guess banana bread is famous on the road to Hana. Maybe they make it from the banana trees in their front yards.I am so bad at the blog. I tried to put the picture of Joey and his sweet six month old nephew below the water pic, but whatever. Joey is the bomb. As all of you know, he surprised me with a trip to Maui for my birthday. And thanks to all of you, I got to go. His brother lives upcountry in a little town called Kula. It's on the side of the mountain, which is really a volcano. We got to see the crater, although at 10,024 feet all we really saw were clouds. It was nice to stay up there because we got the cool of upcountry at night and the warmth of sea level during the day. We also went to Lahaina and ate Kahlua pork, poi (does anyone know how to say "ick" in Hawaiian?), some custardy coconut thing, and Lau Lau. I can't remember what that is.
I cannot express the overwhelming sense of gratitude I have for all of you who helped make this trip possible. It was so thoughtful and all of your behalves. And I learned that all of you can keep a secret! Well done!
