I would agree with Kevin that Maui, and I think Kauai, are great for cycling vactions. One note though... the water off Hawaii pales in comparison to the blue Caribbean.
~Mike~ On Oct 29, 1:18 am, Rob Harrison <robha...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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 > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- 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.
