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Meanwhile, Jeff and I took a scenic drive upcountry through Paia to Ulupalakua. We stopped in Paia, which is situated off the famous Hana Highway. Listening to the advice of the Zien's, we stopped for a quick bite to eat at the Paia Fish Market. It features simple but tasty local seafood entrees. The service is casual, done by orering at the counter and taking a seat at one of the many picnic tables inside, but the charbroiled fish (ono) burgers tpped with coleslaw can't be beat. We also had a basket of fried shrimp that may have been the freshest and best I've ever had! Ziens - Thanks for the suggestion!
After we finished lunch, we stopped at some of the local stores. Paia is a hippy town, full of small shops with offerings made out of hemp and/or coconut wood. There were major influences from Bali here also - WHICH I LOVED!!! I bought a really cute black wrap top from a lady that had longer arm pit hair than Jeff...this was our sign that it was time to leave...ha ha ha!
We left Paia and began our journey to Maui's only winery located in Ulupalukua. The air was so clean and cool, we actually had to stop and put sweatshirts on! We drove through rolling green pastureland, majestic mountain vistas, picturesque seascapes until we finally arrived at the 2,000 foot elevation where cacti and jacarandas bloom - Ulupalakua. Here cattle ranching blends with modern day argiculture and creates a perfect setting for the island's only vineyard - Maui's Winery.
The winery had a small, but quaint tasting room. It was located in the historic King's Cottage, built in 1874 for King David Kalakaua. As we entered, we cozied up to an 18' long bar cut from the trunk of a mango tree for our first sips of wine!
The wines were unfortunately not to our liking, mostly consisting of very sweet sparkling whites. We did however, purchase a few bottles of the unique pineapple wine made from locally-grown pineapples. This wine is good, but better served on a warm day with some fruit and cheese!
We left Paia and began our journey to Maui's only winery located in Ulupalukua. The air was so clean and cool, we actually had to stop and put sweatshirts on! We drove through rolling green pastureland, majestic mountain vistas, picturesque seascapes until we finally arrived at the 2,000 foot elevation where cacti and jacarandas bloom - Ulupalakua. Here cattle ranching blends with modern day argiculture and creates a perfect setting for the island's only vineyard - Maui's Winery.
The winery had a small, but quaint tasting room. It was located in the historic King's Cottage, built in 1874 for King David Kalakaua. As we entered, we cozied up to an 18' long bar cut from the trunk of a mango tree for our first sips of wine!
The wines were unfortunately not to our liking, mostly consisting of very sweet sparkling whites. We did however, purchase a few bottles of the unique pineapple wine made from locally-grown pineapples. This wine is good, but better served on a warm day with some fruit and cheese!
We left the winery and made our way back to the hotel where we met Dale and Cher for dinner.
We were craving some casual Mexican Food, so we ventured a few miles from our hotel to a local town called Kihei. We ate at Fred's Mexican Cafe. It was perfect - an open aired patio and a strong margarita can relieve any sunburn! After Fred's we drove through town looking for a fun place to have a few Corona's. We ended up at Lulu's Restaurant. This was a liely, tiki-style bar with open air seating. It was also salsa dancing night, which made for some great people watching! We had a great time, probably too good of a time! I do have some incriminating video of Dale, but I decided not to share. HA HA HA!
We were craving some casual Mexican Food, so we ventured a few miles from our hotel to a local town called Kihei. We ate at Fred's Mexican Cafe. It was perfect - an open aired patio and a strong margarita can relieve any sunburn! After Fred's we drove through town looking for a fun place to have a few Corona's. We ended up at Lulu's Restaurant. This was a liely, tiki-style bar with open air seating. It was also salsa dancing night, which made for some great people watching! We had a great time, probably too good of a time! I do have some incriminating video of Dale, but I decided not to share. HA HA HA!
We are off to Whaler's Village tonight for a little shopping and dinner in Lahaina. I will fill you in on the details tomorrow. We leave at 2PM tomorrow, we are bummed but ready to get back to reality!
xoxoxo
Jenn
xoxoxo
Jenn
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