Maui, Early Dinner and Tommy Bahama

[cyrocksmypants]

I’ve only been too Kauai and Oahu and I was surprised at how much I enjoyed the north shore. I think I’d go back there before I go back to Kauai.

Kauai is my favorite island, but I think even in a vacation I’d get bored after three or four days. I only lived on Oahu (not the North Shore though, because I’m not a millionaire) so it’s probably a slanted viewpoint, but my favorite of the major four to visit would be Kauai, the Big Island, Oahu, Maui.

In terms of where to LIVE, as a 35 year old man, Oahu, Big Island, Maui, Kauai.

 

[clones8232]

Road to Hana is a waste of time.

Completely not true. What most people don’t realize is that you have to get out of the car and actually hike to things worth seeing. Which most aren’t willing to do

 

[ISUAlum2002]

Drive the other side of the island if you want tight curves. Those are nailbighters

Yeah, the northwest area of the island, you know, the one where the car rental places tell you not to go, is awesome to drive through. Narrow roads right alongside the cliffs and great areas to stop and get pics.

I always tell people to keep driving past Hana like someone already mentioned. There are some breathtaking views of the eastern shore of the island from way up on the road looking down. Not many people drive that area, definitely none of the tour buses. It's serene and very enjoyable. It's an all day trip though, for sure. But well worth it for a guy like me who loves to get away from civilization for a little while to enjoy nature.

 

[cyrocksmypants]

Completely not true. What most people don’t realize is that you have to get out of the car and actually hike to things worth seeing. Which most aren’t willing to do

It’s about the journey, not the destination, bruddah.

 

[FerShizzle]

Completely not true. What most people don’t realize is that you have to get out of the car and actually hike to things worth seeing. Which most aren’t willing to do

There are some neat waterfalls and a couple markets... but when I am spending a week in paradise, I don’t want to waste the better part of a day driving around the island.

 

[clones8232]

There are some neat waterfalls and a couple markets... but when I am spending a week in paradise, I don’t want to waste the better part of a day driving around the island.

You obviously have a different view of paradise. Hiking not driving. You can go halfway and see things you won’t see anywhere else

 

[FerShizzle]

You obviously have a different view of paradise. Hiking not driving. You can go halfway and see things you won’t see anywhere else

I did my hiking and exploring on Kauai. On Maui it was beaches and more beaches.

 

[Rabbuk]

This thread reminds me of the south park where Butter's becomes a hawaiian.

 

[clones8232]

I did my hiking and exploring on Kauai. On Maui it was beaches and more beaches.

There ya go. To each their own. Enjoy the island.

 

[mharder]

Any “unofficial” location for pre game drinking going on before our game tomorrow?

 

[Jnecker4cy]

Any “unofficial” location for pre game drinking going on before our game tomorrow?

Pop up RockSalt Sports Bar at the Team Hotel The Sheraton. Lots of Clone fans. Saw the team headedsomeplace around 1pm and just saw JP checking in when I was at the front desk. Ready to rock n roll.....go clones.

 

[ImJustKCClone]

The boys got lei'd last night!

 

[IcSyU]

The Sheraton resort is effing humongous. I'm sorry if any of the rest of you are stuck with the hike to building 6.

 

[flynnhicks03]

Went to Maui Brewing Co today. Cool taproom and they have 20 different beers on tap

That's cool. The Maui Brewing Co. runs my company's software. How's the beer?

 

[Jnecker4cy]

The Sheraton resort is effing humongous. I'm sorry if any of the rest of you are stuck with the hike to building 6.

We are in Building 6. Straight view of the ocean and quite. Not a bad walk at all. We are on top of Black Rock. Go Cyclones.

 

[IASTATE07]

For those that didn't have tickets I hope you were successful getting some.

 

[ISUCyclones2015]

Anyone at the Fan Fest? Curious how it is

 

[marothisu]

There are some neat waterfalls and a couple markets... but when I am spending a week in paradise, I don’t want to waste the better part of a day driving around the island.

If you are only there for a few days then sure. We were last there for a week and while there's plenty to do in Maui, we felt like this wasn't taking away from time on anything else by doing RTH. I mean Maui is a nice island, but the beaches aren't even all that nice there except a few. They are nowhere close to the best beaches in the world no matter what the guidebooks tell you.

What I've personally found is that even in these types of places, sometimes you have to search for the actual amazing places. I can't think of a place where I've been where this hasn't really been the case. Most of the hotels and such truly aren't situated on the best beaches in a lot of places around the world. There's more to find out there which is why I trust what locals have to say more than the guide books.

If you are just looking to not do any "hiking" and want to just see things on the side of the road for Road to Hana, then it's not worth it. The best stuff you have to hike to a little bit. I'm not a big outdoorsy (camping, fishing, etc) person but I can name many places where a little bit of hiking led to some absolutely amazing places I'll never forget that definitely solidified the "paradise" thing.

But to each their own.

 

[ISUCyclones2015]

Fan fest is only place to buy beer but the DJ has it a bit too loud for this crowd. Other than that it's like a high school football game with different booths for stuff

 

[Messi]

Fan fest is only place to buy beer but the DJ has it a bit too loud for this crowd. Other than that it's like a high school football game with different booths for stuff

Seen any scalpers over there? I’m 10 min down the road and want to come over to try for tickets but don’t want to spend the $20 for parking if no one is there selling