We had a project over there, in Honolulu actually. Living Building Challenge... I fell in love. Such a beautiful, sensual place. Unfortunately the project didn't proceed--due to the banking crisis. Go, if you can. You will not regret it.
Rob in Seattle On Oct 28, 2010, at 9:55 PM, Kevin Turinsky <kjturin...@mac.com> wrote: > While perhaps seemingly not as exotic as some of those other places, I > urge you not to underestimate the mindblowingly high-quality riding > and adventure Maui has to offer. Maui is not just touristy beaches and > golf. There's great backcountry stuff there; hikes and waterfalls > galore. The riding there is simply blissful - no glass at all on the > roads. Roads have good shoulders. Rent a house or B&B over on Paia > side, up in Haiku. Leave for Hana or Kaanapali 1/2 hour before > sunrise, and you'll likely never have a car come from behind. I've > ridden all over that island, and there is so much fantastic adventure > riding and backcountry roads that's it's amazing; farms, beaches, > waves, chickens, cows, horses, piggies, sugar cane, forests, mist, > sun, warm rain, toads, roadside pig roasts, smoothie stands, etc. Most > people don't realize just how good it is, because all they know about > is touristy Kihei or Wailea. I never ride over there. The backroad to > Kaanapali is a joy on weekday mornings; no to very low traffic. I'd go > out and ride for 4 hours in the morning, get back to the house and > then zip off to the beach w/ the family! Perfect!! I always took my > Atlantis w/ skinny wheels/tires, but you can rent Litespeeds there. > Hell, you could even get off the plane, make your first stop at Costco > and buy a cheap-o bike and ride it into the ground for two weeks, then > donate it to your favorite cause. I've heard of that technique used > many times. > > The roads are fantastic, lots and lots of climbing if you want it, > great beer, food stops everywhere, virtually no language problems, > friendly country folks...I could go on and on. There's a really good > Maui bike map too, that way you'll be able to link up seemingly > endless rides. I'll dig around for the link. > > Maui, Maui, Maui. None of the other Hawaiian islands have such high- > quality, interesting, and varied riding. Oh, and you can even get a > guest membership to the Outrigger paddling clubs, and do some big > morning ocean paddles. Do a search on it. I urge you! > > There's way more to Maui than just Don Ho. > > Kevin > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
