Winter Weather Warnings on Maui
by Nancy ~ February 2nd, 2008. Filed under: Hawaii, Places.It’s hard to believe but for the first time we’ve seen snow on Maui. Haleakala is over 10,000 feet high and it is normally about 40 degrees colder at the top than here at sea level. For the first time in the 5 years we’ve been coming to Maui there was some snow and the road was closed. The following is a clip from a morning news report.
Below is the photo I took from down at sea level.
But contrast that with the view from our morning walk.
The West Maui Mountains are in the distance. You can just barely see the wind farm - a set of windmills on the side of these mountains. They are currently producing about 10% of the electricity for Maui. There are plans to double the number to make the island 20% energy independent.Chuck used our new little waterproof digital camera to catch this photo of the Maui Canoe Club from his boat. He goes paddling with the canoe club a couple mornings a week.
Our friend, John, is giving Chuck the thumbs up from the other canoe. Meanwhile the sun is just coming up over Haleakala.
And of course it’s hard to resist including a couple of our beautiful Maui Sunset photos.
Every sunset is different and beautiful in its own way.
Tomorrow Peter will be joining us here and we are very much looking forward to his arrival. We love to share our Maui experiences!