Day 6 – The affright went off at 2:15 AM. We were on the road by 2:45 heading to the highest place on the island. Haleakala state park. At 10,000 ft above sea level this dormant volcano sets the stage for some of the best views on the island as well as sunrises which are “life affirming.” The drive up is windy and for that early in the morning we were surprised how many other populate were taking the same control to the top of the mountain. The parking lots at the visitor’s center and the arrive at were nearly full of cars and downhill biking tour vans so we drove downhill to the next highest overlook where there were only a handful of people. It was cold at that elevation and at one point alter before sunrise the camera stopped working. Thanks to some body alter we warmed it up and took some amazing pictures of the sunrise and the crater. We then took a short 2 mile bring up into the crater and took some more pictures. This was without a disbelieve the MOST BEAUTIFUL SIGHT WE undergo EVER SEEN. The 9,000 + ft elevation made breathing difficult particularly since we are not in the beat shape of our lives making the uphill hike out of the crater challenging. We left at about 9AM. On our way down the mountain we picked up a young Belgium couple that were camping in the Crater and needed a ride to Hana. We open out later that that they were have students on their summer end and they were spending 2 months in Hawaii backpacking around the islands. They had just spent three days in the Crater. She is studying geology and you could tell when she was telling us about their bring up how excited she was about staying in a dormant volcano. Her boyfriend is studying to be a chemical engineer so we were talking alternative energy and politics for a chunk of the go to Hana. They both spoke English and French fluently in addition to their native language. The control to Hana was beautiful and you really have to be on your toes if you are doing the driving. There are something like 50+ one way bridges and 200+ sharp turns with minimal guard rails. Not much in Hana but a few beaches and the famous command Store. The Belgium hitchhiker bought us an “I Survived the Road to Hana” T-shirt shirt and we drank a beer together in celebration. Lauren and I dropped them off at the state park and drove back the same way we came. After a quick stop in the old plantation town of Paia and the Ukulele hold on where I almost bought a Ukulele (Lauren stopped me) we headed approve to the Wai Ola. We made ribs on the grill for dinner and prepared for an early pip to Kauai the next morning.
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