Dan, that's why they call it the "Road" to Hana, because it's all about the adventure getting there and coming back. I liked the "Seven Sacred Pools" best (they are in the picture). Looks like you were there when there was good water run off too! IMHO - Maui is the best of the Hawaiian islands if you are looking for adventure, especially in the area of water sports.

Forgive me if I'm wrong, but I believe that keeping the cost of flight down - which they certainly are - may contribute to the circumstances which bring about some of the unease in flying. For goodness sake, we are flying more places more often for about the same cost as we were twenty-five years ago. It's a wonder to me that the airlines are keeping the costs for flying down so low. This economy of flight has had to come with a cost - planes are more crowded, the food is almost non-existant, and that that there is comes at a pretty price. I only hope that safey will not be on the list of things to cut corners on. For me, the flight is about getting to the destination - but I do hope that I arrive in one piece!