Day 5: Kayaking, Makena beach

On the road I bike. In the water I kayak. These are 2 of my favourite sports (the 3rd one is golf) The first time I learned kayaking was in Pacific ocean near SF 16 years ago. I have kayaked in lakes but not in ocean since then. I was so happy to ocean kayaking again, and in Pacific ocean too! I still remember I had to wear wet suit because it was cold and the water was rather rough. My double kayak partner and myself were both exhausted at the end. The water in Maui felt completely different. It was warm, calm and clear. I spent an hour kayaking along Wailea and Kihei.

I rented the kayak from the hotel directly for $25/hr. I read that the rate was much cheaper down at Makena ($40/day) And that's our area to explore in the afternoon. We drove along Makena Alanui and visited Makena Landing and the Big Beach. The latter was a real popular spot. We turned around where the road got narrow. There were lots of dark lava rocks and goats on both side of the road.
After a bit of shopping and shave ice at Lahaina, we were unable to find parking space for dinner there so we went back to hotel for more fun at the swimming pool again. Dinner was take-out from Subway. I went to sleep early (9pm) to be prepared for the activity next day. Stay tuned for more details!