01.05.2025 | wet winter and liminal spaces in a city of neon signs.

Day 5 Part II: After our dinner and Nate's three drinks, we decided to take a stroll down the beach path. Taking what we originally thought would be a quick diversion we ended up exploring a tidepool filled with more life the longer we gazed at it.

Wailea Beaches

Day 5 Part I: Last full day of Hawaii, so we decided to gun for the beach day. An hour's worth of paddle boarding later we retired to the beach for a brief nap before heading over to Tommy Bahama

Wailea Beach -> Tommy Bahama

Day 4 Part II: Walking out of Hana, the drive back was filled with sights that looked like they were out of Africa. The crappy driver etiquette continued as we made our way to the gardens of Ali'i Kula.

Hana -> Ali'i Kula Lavendar Gardens

Day 4 Part I: Getting up at 6 in the morning can be a little challenging on vacation, but for the views at Waimoko Falls it was worth it.

Road to Hana -> Waimoko Falls

Day 3: Oh we saw a dormant volcano and a beach.

Haleakalā National Park -> Maalaea Boardwalk

Day 2: Who knew the hotels just let tourists walk around their lobbies, open space and sunny skies and oceans filled with juicy Api fish.

'Iao Valley -> Makawow -> Cafe Mambo in Paia -> Wailea Beaches

Day 1: The sun showed no mercy today, but the isle only flourished underneath its powerful beams. With the scent of salt in the air, the only thing I yearned for was the sweet supple taste of Dole Dippers.

Kihei -> Slaughterhouse Beach -> Lahaina -> Kihei