Truck Bed Riding to Thirteen Crossings

Early in the afternoon, Will cruised up to our apartment to invite Bryan and me on a hike to Thirteen Crossings.  Unfortunately, Bryan had to work, but I decided to tag along with Will and our fellow 833 neighbor, Jess.

I hopped in the back of the truck with T-Bone, slathered myself with sunscreen (the organic line Coola, which I'm having serious doubts about its effectiveness, as I sit here typing with a huge red sunburn across my chest), popped in my earbuds and listened to my tunes as we cruised up north.

{T-Bone loving the ride}

{all the snorkel charters at Honolua Bay}

{beautiful vistas on the mauka or mountain side}

{narrow roads}

{smoothie truck}

{heading towards the teeny tiny town of Kahakuloa to get Julia's banana bread}

{rounding the bend with view of Kahakuloa Head from the back of the truck}

{tiny church in Kahakuloa}

{shaved ice stand}

{taro farm behind Julia's Banana Bread stand}

Will, Jess and I all bought some banana bread to bring home, but we definitely cut into one right there by the truck before we continued towards the hike.

Once we got to the trailhead, we unloaded T-Bone and Bella, strapped on our bags and headed into the jungle.

{honey ginger blossom}

Jess plucked these ginger flowers along the trail and showed me how to suck the sap from them.  It's like getting a hit of honeysuckle.

{hiking into the bamboo}

{prayer rocks}

{the small waterfall and swimming hole at the end of the path}

{shockingly cold water--look at my face!}

{mermaiding}

{Will goofing around with his Camelbak}

{about to start the first stream crossing on our way back to the truck}

{T-Bone leading the way}

{my favorite foraging snack on Maui hikes: wild raspberries!}

{one of the many stream crossings--hence the name of the hike: Thirteen Crossings}

{lilikoi vine}

After the hike, we got into the truck and continued driving north along the highway to come back through Wailuku.  Will wanted to hit up Gionetto's--a New York style pizza joint.

{we encountered this creepy thing parked up the street from Gionetto's}

{best post-hike meal ever: half White Pizza with broccoli, tomatoes and onion and half Veggie Delight with mushrooms, artichokes, bell peppers and olives}

{Happy Bella on the way home}

{a tuckered out T-Bone}