Dangerous Weather
In my previous post The Road Taken, I wrote about one of our trips to Maui. The rain storm was hitting the island (photo 4 and 5). The down pour rain put us in danger when driving through the twist and turn of Road to Hana. The danger lied in the passing point where there was “no visibility” due to the narrow space and sharp turns of the road.
Before the rainfall pouring down, we passed by an area with breathtaking view of the cliff along the ocean. This area was dangerous during stormy and windy time. On this day, the cloud formations and the white heads of the waves showed signs of strong wind and rough current. I insisted on going to the edge of the cliff for photos. There was a U shape basin at the bottom of the cliff before reaching the ocean. As I walked toward the ocean, at the corner of my eyes, I saw two overturned vehicles, one car and one truck. After taking a couple photos, I wanted to take a photo of the fallen vehicles. The wind was so strong that I couldn’t keep a steady footing. I was not able to move close to the edge to see the vehicles again without risking of being blown down to the basin.
It was an exciting and nervous trip in our familiar travel location!
The Showers of Blessings 
Fortunately, you didn’t have an accident. Good pictures. —- Suzanne
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Thank you Suzanne, yes, my husband is a good driver!!
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Dramatic photographs, Miriam! We were *just* in Maui this week! – down in Lahaina. We had sunny weather the whole time, but they told us that last weekend (before we came in) it rained nonstop for about 48 hours. Like, totally nonstop. Locals were pretty discouraged about it. Thanks for the wonderful story and the great reminder of storms!
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Wow! How timely for your arrival. Sunshine welcomed you. Enjoy the beautiful paradise!
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Nice
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Thank you very much!
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Lovely pictures, Miriam!
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Thank you so much!
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😁
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*•♥•*
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😍
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🙂
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Adventure! I’ve researched the Road to Hana so deeply I feel I’ve been there but haven’t yet. Thanks for sharing the pictures-glad you survived! 😉
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My husband is an excellent driver. I was nervous but I knew he could make it. Road to Hana is a beautiful road to go through. We’ve been to Maui four times. That trip was the only time we was rain, and the storm was coming. The local people said the storm always detour and hit the big island instead. I’m glad we made it safe!
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I love the picture along the cliff’s edge. 😊
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Thank you, I like that photo also!
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Anything for the photo? Haha, glad you don’t live by that. Gorgeous photos.
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I surely do unusual things for photos. I saw a great spot when the sun was setting. I made a U turn, parked my car, ran to different spot and got some sunset in the city photos!!
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Haha! Sometimes it’s necessary. I’m just glad that storm wasn’t one of them.😉
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Oh, thank you. We stay home during storm if we were not already on the road!
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Lovely shots
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Thank you very much!
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You were wise to play it safe…great story
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Thank you! thinking of the overturned cars scared me!
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What was the status of the occupants in the overturned vehicles?
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It probably happened long ago and the cars are not salvageable and left them there. They are in the basin, not a easy place to get to unless by boat!
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I’m glad to know that it wasn’t something that just happened although it’s still sad to know that someone probably lost their lives there.
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Yes, I know. Probably got airlifted!
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I can imagine the feeling in the pit of your stomach. I love trying to push the limits too but knowing when to pull back. Stunning photos, Miriam.
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Thank you so much. I’m the same way!
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Beautiful photographs, Miriam, and a most interesting commentary. The wind can be very powerful and frightening.
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Yes, in fact, my husband put his arms around my waist when I took photos. He doesn’t want me to get blown away!
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Alright. That is the sweetest part of the story!
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Thank you so much!
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You are welcome!
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🙂 🙂
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Where Earth, sky and sea meets! Amazing!
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Thank you so much!
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Excellent pics ma’am, you always delight us with excellent photographs
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Thank you, that’s the reason I only post good photos, because my bloggers like you have high expectation of me!
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I’ll be very nervous driving in that storm, but you have nice shot before it tho. 😊
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Yes, I’m glad I got some nice shots. My husband was holding on to me because I’m small and light. As far as the driving, he is a good driver. Thank you for your comment!
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Nice clicks
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Thank you so much!
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Very beautiful pics.
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Thank you very much!
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