DAY THREE....OPRAH'S FARMHOUSE

I braved the scale this morning and I am down one pound from before Christmas!!  Go figure!  I haven't had any live juice today. I was lazy and mixed low sodium v8 with costco carrot juice.  Its really good but not recommended.  Tomorrow I will have to make fresh juice.

Had a really busy morning, family business etc... but as soon as all that was settled I made like a true stalker and got onto the internet and really figured out exactly where Oprah's house is.  I found out another interesting bit.  We live in Kihei.  Her place is what they call "upcountry".  Its a long long way from here. You have to travel back to Kahalui, then up through the middle of cane fields to the 3000 foot altitude and follow a road out along the mountain.  On your left is the mountain, with Oprah's house up another couple thousand feet.  On your right you look down the slope to Kihei about ten miles down to the ocean.  The people of Maui have been begging and praying for a direct road up to that mountain highway.  You have no idea how much time and gas that would save.  The land is owned by an old time family here and its called Haleakala Ranch.

Last year Oprah made a deal with Bob Green (yes THAT Bob Green from Biggest Loser) who owns a large parcel of land up on the border of her ranch and  Haleakala's land and with the Haleakala people.  She got permission to build a four mile concrete road, 12 feet wide for a four mile stretch from Kihei.  It runs into a well travelled dirt road (travelled by Haleakala ranch peeps) then right up to her place.  The Maui people are bitter.  This is a private road only used by the electric company, water company, Haleakala ranch people, Bob Green and Oprah.  Not the public.  So we took off to find all this today.  So much fun and we were successful!

AN OLD CATTLE CHUTE

 THOSE ARE OLD BATHTUBS USED FOR WATER

 BILL...TAKING A PICTURE....AGAIN....AND AGAIN...AND AGAIN ....AND AGAIN

 THE GATE TO THE DIRT PART OF OPRAH'S ROAD THAT CONNECTS WITH THE CONCRETE ONE SHE BUILT

 THE ROAD THAT CONNECTS TO THE UPPER HIGHWAY FROM THE DIRT ROAD

 HER HOUSE, OR AT LEAST WHAT WE COULD SEE OF IT

Tomorrow I am out to find black jewelry.  We are planning to go to Mamma's Fish House the evening of the first day the girls are here.  I need to dress up some.  I have the shirt and pants but it needs jewelry.  So off to Kihei tomorrow to start looking.  I might have to go to Front street in Lahaina.  I don't want to go there if I can help it as I shall want to eat.  Anyway, have a great night and TTL!!