We spent the morning packing and cleaning up. We stayed at the condo until the very last minute before checkout, soaking up all we could.
I stayed out on the lanai feeding the birds I had made friends with during our stay and finally said goodbye to my favorite palm tree.
The view that never gets old!
I will miss this spot!
We packed up the trunk and got gas and made our way to central Maui to the Maui Tropical Plantation which is a working farm full of native Hawaiian plants and flowers. They also grow the food on the farm that they serve at their restaurant, the Mill House, one of our favorites on Maui. The plantation is a great deal as it's free to walk around the grounds. It also has ice cream, a zipline, and a nice gift shop.
We got a table for lunch at the Mill House as soon as we got there and I got a pineapple mimosa.
Ben and I split the gnocchi and a cheeseburger and it was as good as we remembered.
After lunch and drinks, it was time to get our steps in so we walked all around the plantation and saw the grounds, took pictures, and watched people ziplining.
I love the plantation and always take a million pictures!
After all that walking, we rewarded ourselves with ice cream at Scoops. They serve Roselani's ice cream which you can only get in Hawaii.
Ben and I split a chocolate-macadamia nut scoop.
We still had time to kill and happy hour was starting back at the Mill House so we spent a couple of more hours at the bar having drinks and fueling up for the long flight home.
And then, sadly, it was time to say goodbye to Maui and head to the airport for our flight. Even though we will be back, it is always still hard to leave. But we had a great time seeing new places, revisiting some old ones, and showing our friends our favorite spots.
Aloha Maui, a hui hou ("until we meet again").
