A little day of discovery! We saw the most amazing flower today called the Blue (or green) Jade Vine. All the times we have been to Hawai'i I have never seen this flower. The botanical name is Strongylodon Macobotrys.
Now, about our day. We decided we would go to the Maui Winery. The drive seemed much longer than in the past, but in reality...we took another "Eash Shortcut" this time! However, the drive was nice and we saw sugar cane fields, banana tree fields, and a few other unknown fields of crops growing. Though there were clouds today, like every day, I thought the winery would be below the clouds. As the road climbed the side of the volcano the sprinkles began to fall. By the time we arrived to Ulupalakua Ranch Store it was raining. This is a great little place with a warm E' Komo Mai (welcome) and fantastic food. They have a small menu but really worth the drive and it you are going to the winery anyway, it's a no-brainer to eat your meal there! It poured down while we ate and they said it has been raining every day, which they welcomed. We all decided as much as we like Cool Cat, sorry this beats it hands down!
Now about the winery - Like everything else, it keeps changing too. They have added some wooden sculptures to the front and They have a new wine called Hula o Maui but unfortunately they were totally out of that one for tasting or for purchase. Supposedly it is quite similar to the Maui Blanc. We had our 3 complementary tastes and bought some Maui Splash to enjoy later.
We took the "normal" route on the way back and in reality the drive is only supposed to take less than an hour. We played Rummikub, relaxed, and by the time the sun was setting we were almost too late so we just saw it from our lanai. We had our Maui Splash and snacks as we prepared for the Survivor Season Premiere!
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