Overall, the road was quite a bit easier riding than West Maui since the hills aren't quite as steep. The road is quite windy, curving in and out of valleys and crossing countless little one lane bridges and lots of water falls. The vegetation is very jungle-like with vines and dense trees and there was a bunch of shade so it was a bit cooler.
I stopped at lots of fruit stands to eat and had apple bananas, passion fruit, guava, starfruit, lychees, pineapple, coconut, and lots of citrus.
They also had lots of home made banana bread and fruit smoothies made with cane juice.
I ended up camping at a YMCA because the state park reservation system here is the most asinine thing I've ever experienced. Youhave to pay for your camping permit in Wailuku, on the other side of the island. Even though there is a full time person working at the campground itself, they will under no circumstances issue permits there. And, the permit place in Wailuku is only open limited hours due to budget cuts.
Besides brutal hills, finding places to stay has been the hardest part of this trip. They don't have little motels either, like they have on the Oregon coast. Instead, they have B&Bs which I have to get reservations for ahead of time. I'm used to being able to pull in to a town and find a room really easily. This place requires way more planning.
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