All Around Maui: Things we did on June 2, 2002.: Nakalele Blowhole

Nakalele Blowhole is right next to Nakalele Point, the northernmost point of Maui.

CRW_0353 The general setting of Nakalele Blowhole. You have to walk down to it from the road.

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CRW_0364 Monique and Tree making their way down.

CRW_0370 The boss, pointing out where he wants to go.

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CRW_0379 Here Tree is mad, or something, and is throwing sand at Monique's face.

CRW_0388 Each eruption of the blowhole begins with a fine spray of mist that can go up quite high at times.

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CRW_0399 After the fine spray phase, the blowhole ejects a big "chunk" of water. It's kind of like a waterfall that flows the wrong way. In this photo, you can see the end of the spray phase, and the beginning of the "chunk" of water.

CRW_0400 Another picture of the second, or "chunk," phase of the blowhole eruption.

CRW_0402 Monique is looking toward where the setting sun is painting some nice light on the distant cliffs. Tree is wondering why we can't go in the ocean here (answer: because we would die), and waiting to go home.

CRW_0403 From the top of a nearby hill, looking east.

CRW_0405 Sunset drenched cliffs, with Pu`u Koae sticking 636 feet up above the sea, 3.4 miles away. East Maui (Haleakalā) is faintly visible in the far distance, in the left half of the photo.

CRW_0406 Monique climbing up the hill that I'm photographing from.

CRW_0407 Monique climbing up the hill that I'm photographing from.