Maui Tropical Plantation

After the winery and lunch we stopped at the Maui Tropical Plantation. We ended up not taking the tour of the whole grounds but we did walk around for a while. Do you know how pineapples grow? Check out the photos... I never knew they grew from a type of bromeliad plant. The moneky was cute and entertained us for a while. It was really hot while we were there.

Can you find the frog??? 

Pineapple plant 

Did you know how pine apples grow? I had no clue! I thought they grew on trees... 

At the Tropical plantation (picture for dad) 

More tropical plantation 

Tropical Plantation  

Monkey guy at the plantation (yes I am sure it is a boy) 

Maui Tropical Plantation  

This guy hung out on the porch while we ate... I thought he was cute.... 

The store sign... 

This one was extra friendly. He came up very close! 

One more... 

A few of our little friends...  

Winery

The winery had very beautiful grounds. We loved all the flowers. Their pineapple wine was very yummy also. : )

Accross from the winery was a little general store and a deli. We stopped there for some fresh off the grill hamburgers. The sitting area was outside on the porch and we had little vistors while we ate....(see the pictures)

Another view of the winery grounds 

Winery building 

Picture from the grounds of the Winery. 

This is a winery we stopped at after the Haleakala sunrise. 

Sign to make sure I remembered how to spell it. 

Sunrise at Haleakala ( and yes I can pronounce this word... just ask Tommy I practiced and practiced..hehe) 

Sunrise - Haleakala 

Sunrise at Haleakala 

Haleakala

Our second morning in Maui we decided to watch the sunrise at the Haleakala crater. This entailed us getting up by 2:30 am and being to the crater by 5:30 am. Good thing we were used to Texas time. When I think of Maui I do not think of chilly temperatures but let me tell you I was glad I dress warm. I think the normal temperature before sunrise is 40 to 50 degrees F. It was a very beautiful sunrise and looked like we were on a different planet. The scary thing was an older gentleman in his 80s had collapsed. There was luckily a doctor in the crowd and was able to help. They called an ambulance which did not get there until several hours later. (The crater drive is not an easy one and far from any towns) He was ok though. That is what counts!

Our first Maui sunset (Lahaina)