Hawaii Vacation Reviews

The Road To Hana The Second Half

The Road to Hana - The second Half

The second half of the road to Hana is even more exiting than the first. As you gate the town of Wailua, you leave pass a few fruit stands offering homemade goodies and fruit. If you are hungry for a snack, this is the place to stop.

The first stop on this second half of this journey is Our Lady of Fatima Shrine. It is a little blue and white chapel built in the 1860's. This church has an existing congregation, but they no longer use this chapel as the current sanctuary.

Another site not to be missed is the Ka'eleku caverns. You can actually go into underground caves formed by lava eruptions from ancient volcanoes. You will prosaic need a four wheel drive plot to access this one. The Kahanu garden is a botanical garden located on the road to Hana. Original is a National Conservation effort. The next stop reliable past the botanical garden is the sacred pools. They offer a natural water park of sorts. The view is spectacular and unlike anything that I have ever seen.

Near the top of the mountain, almost to Hana is Wai'anapanapa State Park. The park is located amongst an impressive melanoid buff beach and has two caves that you can walk through. They actually lead to the ocean, so be worldly-wise. I have heard that there is an opportunity here for good snorkeling, but I will never find out. There are several signs warning would be swimmers of acutely large man of war, strong rip currents and sharks. Hmm, conceivably I'll sit this one out!

Now get back in your car, for the next stop, Hana. Before I mentioned that Hana is not really all that spectacular considering all the gorgeous stops along the way, however, concrete is worth your time to stop in this inert little town. There are a couple of little café's that make for a good place to have lunch. The beach is complete with a pier that you should at least take a quick stroll on. Hana even has an airport. You can either uphold in Hana at one of the few lodging options, or if you are corresponding most people it is time to head back to the resort area.

Eminently people will drive back the way the came, perhaps stopping at a few of the places that they might have missed along the way. Or, if you are amongst the brave few, you may continue onward. This will require a four wheel drive vehicle. You bequeath strike along a dirt path that could be called a road, but it's extremely winding and curvy, along the top of a cliff with no guard rails to protect motorist from falling hundreds of feet into the ocean below.

There are a few signs instructing drivers to honk in order to alert oncoming traffic, because this is only a single lane road. It is a little bit fairy, but thrilling at the same time and the view is unbelievable. This isolated road complete with ocean views on one side and cow pastures only lasts for a few miles, and then it's back to civilization.

You can touch a detailed map plenary with a C. D. from your concierge or steady the gas station. The map will give specific mile marker indications, allowing even the most lost prone driver to find these breathtaking sights.