Okay, I’m skipping ahead many, many days, because it’s clear I won’t catch up till I’m home, till today. Maui. The last island before returning to Honolulu and reaching the end of the holidays.
A very quick summary.
Visited Haleakala National Park. Haleakala is a dormant volcano.
Visited Iao Valley State Park.
Ate a plate lunch. Typical meal for a person here. Two scoops of rice, a mac salad and a choice of meat.
Why I think Hawaii is like Malaysia.
- Many “Mahalo, this toilet (or substitute whatever) is spoilt” signs.
- Many potholes unfixed.
- Fixed potholes are done patchwork style.
- Airports signs pasted haphazardly with paper.
- Stuff put up (such as a drinking fountain) then left unmaintained and spoilt.
- Loads of banana trees, sugar cane, pineapple, guava, noni….
- Wooden houses with zinc roofs.
- Things are slow.
- Foliage very much like Malaysia. Scenic drives are like driving off the North South Highway.
- A sense of “can’t be bothered-ness”.
This is the last Hawaii island I’m visiting. Have visited Oahu (Honolulu) and the Big Island (Hawaii) already. Will try and work backward.
the plate lunch is like Hawaiian economy rice… Looking forward to the catch up posts! 🙂