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Maui: Morning Walk, Part 4 |
One of my favorite stretches of the Kapalua Shoreline Trail is the boardwalk. It gives you a smooth stable pathway and a slightly elevated view — and what a view it is. By the way, why do people feel the need to talk on their cell phones while immersed in such wonderful vistas. I could understand one using FaceTime to share the sights (perhaps to make your friends and family envious) but talking? No thanks. |
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Just a bit further and we reach the end of the trail overlooking the beach — here it turns uphill toward the lower Honoapi‘ilani Road. |
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It was originally built because the lower road continued on across what is now the Ritz-Carlton Resort — you don't want golf carts having to contend with automobile traffic — and in the early days, there was no upper road so all the traffic came along this way. Once construction of the new resort started, the road was closed and thus the need for the bridge was diminished — it was demolished a couple years ago. |
BTW, if you are a golfer, you might enjoy the animated flyover that the Kapalua Bay Course website provides — click here and scroll down. |
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The burial grounds are bordered by a hedge — no one other than maintenance workers may enter. I do not recall seeing this small sculpture before and there was no plaque but I infer that has something to do Hawai‘ian spirits soaring into the afterlife, escorted by geckos. |
At one edge of this bluff, the view is AWESOME! |
To be continued...
Life is good.
Aloha,
B. David
P. S., All photos and text © B. David Cathell Photography, Inc. — www.bdavidcathell.com