Our day started at 2:30am. We left the hotel at 3am to head to Haleakala Crater. It was a couple hours of white knuckle driving up a dark windy mountain road. Being 10,000 feet above elevation, it was freezing once we arrived. We stood in the cold waiting for the sun to peak over the clouds. It was breathtaking.
We went to get breakfast at a cafe in Kihei. Then drove through Kihei to Wailea to visit some beaches. We were on the hunt for some turtles. We ended up at Kapuala Beach, which I read was good for turtle sightings. So we got our snorkel gear on and dove in. Within 10-15 minutes I had seen my first turtle up close. It was a bit scary but absolutely amazing.
We got out of the water to go get Sam's fancy camera so he could take pictures of the turtles above the water. He got some amazing shots.
In the mist of all this turtle madness, Sam had mentioned that he hit a rock in the water and that something poked him. He had a scrape on his knee and what looked like a black splinter on his foot. I thought to myself that this can't be good. What did he step on? Was it poisonous? We asked some locals having a picnic if they had tweezers by chance. They looked at it and said it was probably wana. We had no idea what that was but they asked if he peed on it. Well of course not, we didn't know what it was. So we head to the drug store and ask the pharmacist. She also asked us if he peed on it yet...haha. Then she referred us to a walk in clinic. So we head over to the doctor's office and he soaks Sam's foot in vinegar and pulls out the spine with tweezers. He also needed to get a tenatus shot. The doctor can't get all of it out since the spine breaks into fragments when it enters the skin but the body should be able to get rid of it within a week or two. Turns out wana is Hawaiian sea urchin. Isn't that just fabulous?!
After that wonderful adventure, we spend some time laying out at the pool and head over to Front Street for some dinner.
We also visited the Banyan Tree on Front Street. It's a huge tree that's over 100 years old.
We went to get breakfast at a cafe in Kihei. Then drove through Kihei to Wailea to visit some beaches. We were on the hunt for some turtles. We ended up at Kapuala Beach, which I read was good for turtle sightings. So we got our snorkel gear on and dove in. Within 10-15 minutes I had seen my first turtle up close. It was a bit scary but absolutely amazing.
We got out of the water to go get Sam's fancy camera so he could take pictures of the turtles above the water. He got some amazing shots.
In the mist of all this turtle madness, Sam had mentioned that he hit a rock in the water and that something poked him. He had a scrape on his knee and what looked like a black splinter on his foot. I thought to myself that this can't be good. What did he step on? Was it poisonous? We asked some locals having a picnic if they had tweezers by chance. They looked at it and said it was probably wana. We had no idea what that was but they asked if he peed on it. Well of course not, we didn't know what it was. So we head to the drug store and ask the pharmacist. She also asked us if he peed on it yet...haha. Then she referred us to a walk in clinic. So we head over to the doctor's office and he soaks Sam's foot in vinegar and pulls out the spine with tweezers. He also needed to get a tenatus shot. The doctor can't get all of it out since the spine breaks into fragments when it enters the skin but the body should be able to get rid of it within a week or two. Turns out wana is Hawaiian sea urchin. Isn't that just fabulous?!After that wonderful adventure, we spend some time laying out at the pool and head over to Front Street for some dinner.
We also visited the Banyan Tree on Front Street. It's a huge tree that's over 100 years old. 
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