Hana is a snall town on the southeast side of the island and is only 52 miles away from where the airport it, but it is a very curvy, very narrow road. Many times there is only space for one car and the speed limit is 10 mph. Plus, there are so many beautiful places to stop to see a beautiful view, beach, waterfall or hike a trail. With all that added together--let's just say that we are so glad we listened to the advice to start early, pack a lunch and make a day of it. We packed a cooler and rolled down our windows to take in not only the sights, but the sounds and the smells as well.
Right off the bat, we were treated to a small stand of Rainbow Eucalyptus trees. No, they are not painted. Aren't they amazing?
On one of the trails we found these beautiful flowers and a bamboo forest--close up. There was so much bamboo and it was so beautiful, especially when you could look down on it from above.
All along the way there were breathtaking views. As we rounded each new corner we found a view that was better than the last. We took so many pictures. But I tried to keep it to a minimum here on the blog!
One of our favorite stops was a lava flow that formed the coast. We had fun walking the trails and making our way down to the caves. And I have never seen a black sand beach before!
We found the Seven Sacred Pools! They are like stairs, each pool a stair leading from somewhere in the mountain down to the ocean.
The pools are found in a state park, just beyond Hana, at what used to be the "end of the road". The road has been opened back up and so we decided to complete the circle. What we found as we continued and made our way around was a dramatic change in the landscape. No more rainforest, just dry, grasslands that were home to a huge cattle ranch. We had to chase a few cows from the road.
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