We
are driving along the Iao valley where the nature seems untouched by
a man. Virgin landscape is striking and awesome. The red land is covered
with green grass and exotic flowers – not all to be said about
this island. There is a legend that tells about the origin of Maui.
A local man has told it to us. It says that there was a Maui, half
God who had taken the Hawaiian Islands out of the bottom of the Pacific
Ocean and arranged everything as it is nowadays. In the East part of
the island there is a volcano Haleakada that means the Sun’s
House – it reminds of the past hard times to everyone who is
approaching to it. It is frightening but attracting many tourists by
its volcanic rocks and unusual vegetation.
The most known areas for rest are Kaanapali and Wailea. We preferred the
second one due to its serenity and comfort. Nature and golf fields are
in harmony here.
One can find another attraction on the island – it is the Haleakala
National Park. We managed to visit it with lots of other vacationers. It
is huge and picturesque. The cascades of waterfalls and lakes are tantalizing
tourists’ appetites with its superordinary forests and buildings.
There are collections of ancient furniture, sculptures, pictures and other
arts in this park. We loved the Haleakala National Park very much. We were
lost there, by the way. A girl of 13who was speaking English rather fluently
helped find the way out of the garden.
The service was great. Cafes and restaurants were ready to please any tourist
visiting their places. Food and drinks were delicious. We tried a great
variety of tasty food: Italian, Chinese, Japanese, Maui and so on. I liked
tacos (Mexican dish) best of all. When I came back home I made an attempt
to cook them but, of course, I failed.
I didn’t say a word about our resting on the beach. Our Prince Hotel
is very close to water and it took us only five minutes to get to the beach.
Lying in the sun, breathing fresh air and swimming in azure water, we forgot
all our troubles and worries at work and just enjoying every minutes of
such a paradise. The nature around was really heavenly and caressing, that
is why we decided to delay our departure for a few days.
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