Maui - Day 3

Today went all over the island. First, we were headed to the Iao Valley, but we decided not to go there, because it was covered in clouds. So we headed to the opposite side of Maui, and began driving up Haleakala. We went to the Alii Lavender Gardens, where they grow all kinds of lavender, and tons of other plants. The view from there was amazing, you could see pretty much the whole island west of Haleakala. We then drove even farther up the mountain, toward the Redwood Forest. We were so high, we began driving through the clouds. All the trees have this wierd redish orange fungis stuff on it, which was kinda soft. We got so far on the road, it became a durt road. There were ferral pigs running around, and signs warning you of wild cows. We couldn't go any farther so we turned around with a cliff on one side, and a steep hill on the other. Kudos to Brett! We then went to a small French resturaunt for lunch. Yummy! After that, we started driving in the hills, through the cypress trees, and the smell of eucolyptess trees filled the air. The same strange fungis was on those trees too. We drove over to the north shore, and watch the wind surfers surfing the huge waves. There were tons of surfers. We then drove the whole way back to the condo, and rested for a bit. This afternoon we took a walk on the beach near our condo. The beach was beautiful, and empty. The water was surprisingly warm. We walked about 3.5 miles, and then walked back. Then we had pizza for dinner.