HITTING THE ROAD

Very early we hopped into the car and headed into the market.  By the time we got there it was truly raining out so Cook and I stayed in the car whilst Spod went in to buy flowers.  We then headed to Costco and loaded up with necessaries (like poke..the most delicious food in Hawaii)  Home for unloading, lunch and a nap and then off again.

One thing Spod and I do, a lot, is just drive around, up and down roads and streets and tracks, exploring neighbourhoods, mountains and beaches.  Fortunately for us, Cookie loves to do this too.

Yesterday that is exactly what we did!  We headed up country and drove up and down many little streets and roads.  Occasionally she and I would hop out of the car and walk for a while, Spod following along in the car.  We took about a billion pics of flowers, trees, vistas and horses.  We met other people along the way also walking.  We ended up on what Spod and I call "Oprah's Road" because its right where she owns her Maui house.  

The road is about two miles long, very narrow and fenced on each side by low lava fencing.  The road is high above Kihei but still below the towering green fielded Haleakala mountain.  It is sooo incredibly beautiful up there.

We left there and headed to Haiku, where Colleen's restaurant, of huge fish and chip fame

JACARANDA TREE

WILD NASTURTIUMS 

LOOKING DOWN TO KIHEI 

THOSE PURPLE FLOWERS ARE LIKE OUR MORNING GLORY…OF COURSE OURS IS AN UGLY WHITE, NOT A BEAUTIFUL PURPLE

A REALLY REALLY OLD HORSE FINISHING ITS DAYS OUT IN PARADISE

OPRAH'S ROAD

 is, for dinner.  And we got lost.  Seriously.  What should have taken us twenty minutes took forty.  I hate getting lost (shovel list).  Finally we were sitting there with delicious food in front of us. MMMMMM….ate the whole damned thing too.

Last night we played nine hole golf, drank and got to bed by ten.  Now we are busy planning our day. Its cloudy and not so nice out so swimming is off the table.  Not sure what we will do but the day is young.  TTYL