Maui, Hawaii
Maui 2001 November 20, 2001 Our trip which started of at 3.00 in the morning got to a scare when the American Airlines Agent informed us that our connecting flight to Maui from Los Angeles was cancelled. Luckily for us we were put on to a flight from Dallas. We didn't mind the extra hours from Denver as we were very eager to get away from the cold weather that had recently besieged Denver. Arrival at Maui was very pleasant after we had stayed up for almost 21 hours. My skin could feel the instant humidity compared to the dryness in Denver. Our drive from Kahului Airport to Haiku on the Hana Highway offered us a very good glimpse of things to come like the ocean; the beach, winding roads, the majestic mountains and the lush greenery. The landing into Maui at the Kahului airport itself is dramatic. You fly past the big island of Hawaii seeing the volcanic mountains of Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea. As you approach Maui, you can see all the islands around it. The West ...