This is the last blog post in my Adventures in ParaDyess: Maui series. In this post I’ll talk about our favorite restaurants and beaches. You can also see our self portraits, my favorite Maui/Lahaina hacks, and my favorite stops on the Road to Hana.

Apparently the one thing you HAVE to do in Maui is drive the Road to Hana. It’s this super narrow, twisty, windy road through the mountains and along the coast of east Maui that leads to a town called Hana. The reason you have to do it isn’t because Hana is this super awesome, hopping town. It’s for the adventure of getting there. Hana Highway is 52 miles from Kahului to Hana with 620 curves and 59 one lane bridges. Talk about car sickness waiting to happen.

My husband and I finally made it to a place I’ve been dreaming of going pretty much forever. I mean, can you really look at a picture of Hawaii and not want to go? We spent two weeks in one of the most beautiful places on the planet. And if you’re wondering, yes, it really is as beautiful in person as it is in pictures.