Here I am again - sorry no art to post since I am the only blogger of the three of us these days! {Mom swears she will pick it up after the new year!! So, then you will have another "voice"}
For now, you are stuck with me on vacation still in Maui for a few more days...
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| The 3 of us at the Summit - 1 of many Observatories in the background |
We had another fun day yesterday driving up to Haleakala - Maui's dormant volcano. It's a long, windy drive, but very cool if you get lucky enough to have clear skies...we had bits & pieces of sunshine up there...
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| a glimpse down into the crater |
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These cool looking plants are called Silverswords & they only bloom once in their lifetime (up to 50 yrs!) & then die! We have never seen one in full bloom but they are really beautiful!
That's about all we captured up top, because it was too misty!
Now, off to
Ulupalakua Ranch just down the hill a bit...
This is one of our favorite places to stop when we go Upcountry on Maui! They make THE BEST hamburger on the island & use their own grass fed beef! YUMMMM! {Sorry, I was too busy eating the burger that I forgot to take a photo of it!} The little store used to be the PO for the area & they have some fun souvineirs & a few vintage memorbila around the store:
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| A piece of the old boxes |
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| The PO's old safe! |
Outside, they have a few fun statues & apparantly, Maggie had a bone to pick with this Paniolo {Hawaiian for "Cowboy"} after lunch...It could've gotten really ugly, but he backed down! Phew!
Sort of attached to the ranch is Maui's only winery...
Tedeschi Winery, which we admittedly tasted many moons ago & haven't tried it again!
But, we will always take a stroll through their AMAZING grounds!
The whole area is filled with GIANT & OLD trees! From Euclyptus to Camphor to Maui's unique Pines! It's just gorgeous & a little humbling...
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| The Crooked Pine |
We LOVE these pines - they are super tall & have beautiful needles! Wish we could bring one home for Christmas! {Kinda makes me think of the Grinch!}
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| Maggie at the base of a giant |
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| The top of that giant! |
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| Nick & Maggie at the base of ONE Camphor tree! |
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| Cool little "house" on the grounds |
We also met a little immigrant from Africa who arrived on Maui in the 1970's...
Meet "Jackson" the Jackson Chameleon! This little fella was trying to climb his way up a rather smooth giant tree while I snapped these photos.
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| He lost his footing & dropped about 3ft- ended up with dirt on his horn. |
Nick, always thinking of the little guys, found a stick when Jackson fell again, got him onto it & gently carried him over to a less-smooth tree where he quickly climbed away from us!
Next, we left the winery's grounds to see the baby goat across the road...and one ONE-Horned, WACKADOODLE-looking goat!
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| A Cute KID! |
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| I think there's something SERIOUSLY wrong with this guy! |
And, of course, I had to take a few photos of the office building with the COOL red door as well as a few flowers!
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| closer... |
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| CLOSER! LOVE IT! |
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| Maui Orchids |
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| Pretty purple flowering bush! |
And, I leave you with this sign...
It pays to be a Paniolo on Maui!
Stay tuned for some more Maui fun!!
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