Eva Keller

When we went it was me, JP, my brother, my sister, and her 3 kids who are all 4 and younger. Here are some of my favorite photos of the day with the babies: Fun fact about the Columbus Zoo is that Jack Hanna essentially used to run it. I assume that everyone knows who Jack Hanna because he’s been all over tv like late night shows, Good Morning America, and even Maury! When we went the WHOLE family went: me, JP, my mom, Camdyn, my brother, my other brother and his daughter, and my sister and her 3 kids.

We created a stop by stop itinerary of the full Road to Hana loop, including where to stop for food, which you can check out HERE. It leads you to some amazing places like Kapalua, Honolua Bay, Iao Valley State Park, Petroglyphs, and the Nakalele Blowhole. Some things we didn’t get around to doing, but really wanted to do was wine tasting at Maui Wine and visit the Lavender Farm. Operating hours for many places were still reduced when we visited due to the pandemic, so in normal times we definitely would have been able to fit these into our 6 day itinerary.

We tried the Coconut Crusted Mahi Mahi from Ae’s Thai Kitchen and a Mahi Mahi Grilled Fish Sandwich with 2 sides from the food truck around the corner. JP ordered the Miso Phat Roll which is a Spicy Tuna Roll with Cucumber Broiled Unagi, Avocado topped with Tobiko, Unagi Sauce & Sesame Seeds. I had the 69 Roll which is a California Roll with Crab, Avocado & Cucumber wrapped with Broiled Unagi & topped with Green Onions, Unagi Sauce, Tobiko & Sesame Seeds. We shared an order of Irish Style Nachos which is Fries covered with Cheese and topped with Pulled Pork, Bacon, Onions, Jalapenos, Tomatoes, and Sour Cream.

We normally don’t care about room views since we don’t spend a whole lot of time in the room when we vacation. We enjoyed whale watching from our balcony and watching the sky change colors throughout the day. The downside was that a lot of the things we planned to do while over there like wine tasting at Maui Wine and visiting the Lavender Farm, were closed. Despite today technically being a travel day, we accomplished a lot since our flight was so late.