Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Highway To Hana

The locals all say you haven't been to Hawaii if you haven't driven on the Highway to Hana. It is this very narrow road that curves (I mean over 600 turns) along the East coast of Maui. Every few miles are pools, waterfalls, and breathtaking views.
This is basically what the whole drip looks like- and if you see the sign for the one lane bridge, about half the drive the road is only big enough for one car- exciting.
Upper Puohokanoa Falls

Rick pretending to be George of the Jungle
This day a tropical storm blew threw and we had a full double rainbow

The country-side is just all like this- very green and covered with sugarcane fields. The first thing we noticed when we landed was how sweet the air smells because of the sugar everywhere.
Appropriate title.
Going through the jungle- sooo green.
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Upper Waikani Falls- there wasn't really a path to get down to these, but with a little tricky manuvering we made it down.




These were some fresh water caves
The little drawings on these signs made me laugh and they are everywhere on the island.
Our absolute favorite beach- Wai'anapanapa Black Sand Beach- it is a beach formed from pure lava flow. The black with the crystal blue water and the luch green plants was just awesome.


These lava formations created amazing caves and bays

Such as this 'blowhole'- just a rock formation, that when it is hit by the waves sprays up like a whale's blowhole
Gorgeous waves

Another waterfall along the road- there has to be at least 100- it is crazy
This was the Seven Sacred Pools at the South side of the island, usually calm little waterfalls you can play in- unfortunately right where the storm really hit. So the pools became more like Niagra Falls when we got there. Right about this time typhoon type winds and rains hit and the road we were taking washed out- so it was an adventure! We just drove like 20 minutes back the other way and then it was sunny again.
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Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Sunset at Mokapu

We took a stroll along Mokapu beach before dinner to catch the sunset- every night is like this- I loved it.

A slight breeze- the day before a storm blew in.

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Monday, January 5, 2009

Fröhliche Weihnachten!

Our happy little tree- having a small tree makes you feel like there's more presents. We had a traditional German Christmas Eve with all the trimmings.

Home-made Stollen- the German fruitcake

We had a crowd for our small apartment- but I still had to decorate the table- ask my mom, that is a Christmas tradition too.
The main event- Roulauden! Yum, yum, yum. It looks disgusting in this picture, but is the German Christmas highlight. Pickles, onions, bacon, mustard, salt & pepper wrapped in steak- baked and fried. I'll miss it until next year.
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Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Christmas Times

First Christmas on our own- starting our fun and traditions.

Not Christmas without a gingerbread house.



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Wednesday, December 17, 2008

GRADUATED!!!


It's official! Lisa is done with school! Here's my nursing class at our graduation banquet (I'll be walking in April). It's amazing that it is all over. I'll definitely miss all of my good friends from the last 2 years.


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Thursday, November 27, 2008

Thanksgiving- Thanks Rachel Ray!

So, this was the first Thanksgiving on our own! We had fun with our friends Mike and Alicia. Rick was in charge of the turkey. Courtesy of Rachel Ray- I give you- Maple Glazed Turkey with Apple Cider Gravy. Yum-o!
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