Ice and Cold

Where's the snow? It is Christmas Eve day on Maui and the temperature is a balmy 82 degrees - which just ain't right!

Aha! A solution. Even with a late start, my friends and I found ice crystals melting along the trail high up on the mountain (photo below). We hiked along the cliffs down into the crater and were still above the clouds. Nice chilly weather! This is how it should be.

But enough is enough. Christmas or not, it felt great to take a dip in the warm ocean as the sun was setting.