On Wednesday we had the Gypsy Tour Guide app take us around the southern edge of Maui, heading East. First stop was Lahaina, which was a bustling little village. We ate breakfast at Cheeseburger in Paradise (not the Jimmy Buffet chain) and did some shopping. We finally tried some Hawaiian shaved ice. Yes, it is as delicious as it sounds. I made a kiwi, strawberry, mango treat.

We continued our drive through a few small villages, then we rolled past the high dollar real estate area. We parked by the Four Seasons and went for a swim, once again hoping to see some of the turtles that are supposedly just off the coast. The beach by the Four Seasons is referred to as a “turtle town”, and you are pretty much guaranteed to see at least one. The turtles didn’t get the memo, apparently, and it was more like a Turtle Ghost Town. Nuts!!!

A little farther down the coast and we entered Keono’o’io. Just past this area was a section of government land that was closed to hiking, swimming, stopping the vehicle. Why? Because it is the location of Maui’s last lava flow, and they are trying to preserve that natural landscape. At first glance, it looks like a giant patch of chiseled dirt. Upon a closer look, it is hardened lava. Heaps of it. So incredible!! They think the last eruption was around 1790. Can you imagine watching that hot lava flow out to the sea?!

It was around 3:00 by this point, so we decided to have a late lunch/early dinner at a place called Kimo’s in Lahaina. The view was perfection.

On the drive back to the resort, the heavens blessed us with an amazing rainbow.

We found some lounge chairs by the hotel and watched our last Maui sun set before going back to the room to catch up on my blog posts. Aloha!