The Road to Hana- The second Half

The second half of the road to Hana is even more exiting than the first.  As you right of admission the town of Wailua, you will appendix a few fruit stands offering homemade goodies and fruit. If you are hungry for a snack, this is the place to fade away.

The first fade away regarding this second half of this journey is Our Lady of Fatima Shrine.  It is a tiny blue and white chapel built in the 1860's.  This church has an existing congregation, but they no longer use this chapel as the current sanctuary.

Another site not to be missed is the Ka'eleku caverns.  You can actually go into underground caves formed by lava eruptions from ancient volcanoes.  You will probably compulsion a four wheel aspiration vehicle to entry this one.  The Kahanu garden is a botanical garden located just about the road to Hana.  It is a National Conservation effort.   The neighboring growth less just surrounded by the botanical garden is the sacred pools.  They pay for a natural water park of sorts.  The view is spectacular and unlike all that I have ever seen.

Near the top of the mountain, in metaphor to to Hana is Wai'anapanapa State Park.  The park is located together surrounded by an impressive black sand beach and has two caves that you can walk through.  They actually along with to the ocean, as a outcome be careful.  I have heard that there is an opportunity here for pleasant snorkeling, but I will never locate out.  There are several signs reprimand would be swimmers of unusually large man of disagreement, sound rip currents and sharks.  Hmm, maybe I'll sit this one out!

Now make a benefit of upholding in your car, for the neighboring fade away, Hana.  Before I mentioned that Hana is not really all that spectacular gone the complete one the pleasurable stops along the quirk, however, it is worth your become pass to decline in this drowsy tiny town.  There are a couple of little caf's that make for a fine place to have lunch.  The beach is unconditional gone a pier that you should at least receive a sudden wander upon.  Hana even has an airstrip.  You can either stay in Hana at one of the few lodging options, or if you are in imitation of most people it is period to head calm to the resort place.

Most people will desire foster going on the habit the came, perhaps stopping at a few of the places that they might have missed along the way.  Or, if you are along in addition to the brave few, you may continue onward.  This will require a four wheel desire vehicle.  You will steer along a dirt alleyway that could be called a road, but it's certainly winding and curvy, along the severity of a cliff gone no guard rails to guard motorist from falling hundreds of feet into the ocean out cold.

There are a few signs instructing drivers to honk in order to supple oncoming traffic, because this is by yourself a one passage road.  It is a little bit scary, but thrilling at the same period and the view is incredible.  This only road unconditional as soon as ocean views upon one side and cow pastures on your own lasts for a few miles, and subsequently it's past to civilization.

You can acquire a detailed map solution behind a C.D. from your concierge or even the gas station.  The map will have enough maintenance specific mile marker indications, allowing even the most free prone driver to locate these breathtaking sights.