The remainder of our trip was spent in the Honolulu/Waikiki area spending time with family and doing typical Hawaii tourist stuff. We got a great deal on a sweet room at…
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I think we had an entire Road to Hana part 2 style checklist of all the stuff we wanted to see on the Leeward Coast but after seeing all the tent…
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If there was ever a place made for us, it was the North Shore of Oahu. Ruggedly beautiful and at the time, not very touristy, with quaint turn-of-the century towns, empty…
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Though our accommodations were rustic it was hard to beat the location. Not to mention it was cheap -- like $10-$15? Maybe even less than that? At the time, the rugged…
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CAMPERVAN Haleakala HAWAII HIKING NATIONAL PARKSHawaii in a Campervan | Pools of ‘Ohe’o / Seven Sacred Pools
Another huge benefit to staying at Kipahulu Campground: easy and early access to one of the most popular sites on the 'Road to Hana" -- the pools of ‘Ohe’o Gulch (aka…
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Haleakala National Park covers a range of five distinctly different climates zones. Whereas nights at Hosmer's Grove were freezing cold, camping at Kipahulu was more of what we expected of Hawaii:…
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The road to Hana is a 52+ mile coastal road that puts the PCH to shame. It is peppered with all kinds of waterfalls, rainforests, swimming holes, bamboo forests, beaches, and…
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CAMPERVAN Haleakala HAWAII HIKING NATIONAL PARKSHawaii in a Campervan | PART 5: Hiking Haleakalā National Park
The summit of the tallest peak in Haleakala is over 10,000 feet and while we were definitely above the cloud line for some reason it didn't *feel* like we were that…
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CAMPERVAN Haleakala HAWAII NATIONAL PARKSHawaii in a Campervan | Part 4: Summit Sunrise at Haleakalā National Park
We woke up some time around 4 in the morning and pressed our internal snooze buttons about a million times. Honestly we sort of didn't mind. We weren't getting much sleep…