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Day 58: What a difference 101 miles makes.
My shuttle to take me to the airport did not turn up this morning, but luckily there was space in someone elses that came along 15 minutes later. When I got to the airport, I saw that I was flying to Maui on a 20 seater properler plane - I was not happy. But the flight was fine. It was only 22 minutes long and we flew over Molaki and some uninhabited island, so got a nice view of Hawaii. The flight was quite amusing - the pilots wear Hawaiian shirts - that's how relaxed everyone is here.
From the moment we landed, it was clear just how different Maui is to Oahu. There are no high rise hotels to be seen - just rolling hills.
The girl that works at the hostel came and picked me up and let me check in early. The hostel is in a small town called Wailuku, and is surrounded by hills, and not a tourist insight (apart from us all in the hostel of course). It is very traditional town and a complete culture shock from what I have been used to the past few weeks - but it is a much welcomed change. This is the Hawaii that I wanted to experience, and I am looking forard to exploring more of this island.
I then spoent the evening hanging out with some Australians at the hostel. Off to the beach in Lahaina tomorrow :o)
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