The Road to Hana

The Road to Hana is all about the trip along the way, not so much the city of Hana. It takes about 5 hours to reach Hana if you stop and sight see along the way. The road has many hairpin turns, but beautiful sights to see, like waterfalls, black sand and red sand beaches, and pools of crystal clear water to swim in.Everything is so lush and green on this side of the island....To get to this waterfall we had to ignore "No Trespassing" signs, but it was well worth it. We were able to swim in this pool and actually sit under the waterfall.Tim made it to the waterfall.....The water is freezing and crystal clear....The girls made it after fighting the strong current from the falls....Most beautiful place on earth......Here we visited a black sand beach with caves and paths to explore....The colors here are just indescribable....A "sea arch" off in the distance....More black sand beaches below.....Next stop...a red sand beach in Hana....Always exploring tidal pools....This one had sea urchins, sea cucumbers, crabs, fish, and colorful coral.We've never seen a sea urchin quite like this....Tim holding a sea cucumber.....As Tim and Abi explore, Emily finds a coconut and works very hard trying to open it.....Emily and the "shell tree".....I just love the colors as they change constantly.....More banyan trees....Our last stop....the Seven Sacred Pools in HanaThis was a very long day (starting out at 7am and returning home at 9:30pm), but well worth all the beautiful sights and adventures. We ventured around the entire East side of the island, ignoring the warnings about the dangerous one-lane gravel roads on the Southeast side of the island.