For our last day on Maui, we awoke early and drove to the Plantation House where we had breakfast with a view.
Address: 2000 Plantation Club Dr, Lahaina, HI 96761
Hours: 8am-9pm (daily)
Pro-tip: Getting into the Plantation House can be a bit tricky. Once you enter the building, go the right, follow the hallway to the stairwell featured above, and the restaurant will be to your left. If you get there before the restaurant opens, you may have a chance to check out the gift shop (featuring lots of golf equipment) which will be located on the other side of the stairwell from the restaurant.
For breakfast, we ordered a mixed fruit plate (since Hawai'i has some of the best tropical fruit you will ever have!), malasadas (a special donut you can get in Hawai'i filled with a sweet filling, in this case, a strawberry filling came with the donuts that you could insert into it), and eggs benedict with breakfast potatoes.
Pro-tip: If you intend on doing this, I recommend getting to the restaurant at the opening time, 8am, to get a seat with a view. Within 15 minutes of arriving all of the best seats were taken!
Next on our list: the Nakalele Blowhole and the Northwest coast of Maui, which we were planning to explore prior to boarding the Expeditions Ferry to Lāna‘i.
Driving the northwest coast of Maui can be a little overwhelming and is similar to the Road to Hana. The roads are narrow and quite curvy.
Something else to keep in mind: if you get too close to the Nakalele Blowhole, you can get sucked in. And if you go at low tide, you may not see too much water "blowing" action.
That being said, check out the view!
After spending more time than we should have at the Nakalele Blowhole, my husband and I headed back to our hotel to pack and get ready to leave the island. But not before stopping at a few more stops along the way to get some pictures…
If you have the opportunity, the northwest corner of Maui really is worth checking out. Both the beaches and the mountains were eye-candy. In fact, all of that eye candy definitely had an effect on us getting to the Expeditions Ferry on time…
What are your thoughts? Are you as enamored with these kickass views as I am?
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It's day twelve of the A-Z blog challenge! This month I'll be sharing all about my five year anniversary in Hawai'i – providing insight into the places I went, reviewing the hotels I stayed at, and telling my story. Today's letter was K for the kickass views we saw our last day on Maui Island and during our boat ride to Lāna‘i!
