Mahalo is fun to say.

Andy here. Yesterday morning we were snorkeling in the 86-degree Maui morning. By last night we were standing int the 44-degree Seattle night waiting a little too long for a shuttle bus back to the parking lot. This trip rendered a massive amount of pictures, so we're going to break it up into a few posts. Here are some highlights from day 1.
The first day we woke up early and drove from our hotel at sea level to the top of Mt. Haleakala (10,000 feet). This is a 38-mile drive that takes a little over two hours. It is the only place in the world to get from sea level to that elevation in a car. Elizabeth will likely have more to add about this, because she was particularly fascinated. It was a very cool experience, one I'd recommend to anyone. Here's a picture of the two of us at the crater.

On the way back we took some rickety, one-lane, two-way, fall-off the-edge-to-certain-doom, blind-corner-laden road that was fun (if nerve racking) to drive on. Plus, it had some incredible views. Like the one under here. That's all for now, but there will be more pictures of paradise up soon!