The seas were ANGRY today!

So, this will be a bit out of order, but I have to start by describing today's events while they're fresh on my mind!


The day started out slowly with us sleeping in and not leaving the condo until 11:30 AM. To start things off right, Jordan found out that he's still not admitted to WSU (eventhough schools starts in a week) because BYU never sent WSU his transcript! Oh, how we love BYU! NOT! Anyways, this whole disaster should've been a sign of what was to come!

We decided to go to Po'olenalena Beach based upon its close proximity to our condo, and its rave reviews in our Maui guide book. By the time we got to the beach, the wind and waves were in full swing! Today was BY FAR the windiest day on the island since we've been here. But, we were not afraid...we donned our snorkel gear and headed out into the water. After maybe 5 minutes in the water, all hell broke loose! We were snorkeling around a bed of lava rock, and to make a long story short, ended up getting slammed over and over again into the lava rock. Jordan fared a bit better than I did; he only lost his snorkel mask and got out with a couple cuts on his feet. I, on the other hand, had European tourist coming to my rescue! I not only lost one of my fins, my mask, and my snorkel, but NEARLY DROWNED (hence the European rescuer)! I kept getting pounded over and over again by waves that we should have taken note of before getting into the water, and ended up getting some pretty good gashes on my back, knees, elbow and feet! Needless to say, we left that beach as quickly as possible!

We tried to rescue the day by testing another beach (Wailea) but, the wind and waves proved too much for us. So on a whim, we decided to try and make it up to Haleakala Summit for sunset. Boy was this the best idea we had all day!

Jordan described this event as the greatest of all the things we've done since being on Maui! Haleakala is an extinct volcano that helped form Maui, and peaks at over 10,000 feet.

The weather up there gets pretty chilly, and we were bundled up in our jeans and hoodies, and were still FREEZING as the sunset and temperature fell to the high 30's! We were above the clouds, and were able to see Lanai and the two volcanos on the Big Island in the distance! It was definately an awe inspiring evening! In Jordan's words, "This really saved the day!"