点评:My husband and I decided to take the northern route from Lahaina to Paia without referencing a guidebook EVEN ONCE, and that was a bit of a mistake. Bear in mind the highway offers a simply gorgeous ride up along the northern coast. We stopped at the blowhole and continued to a beautiful overlook where we met two wonderful couples from England who had done this route a number of times. One of the couples had trekked to the mission near Julia’s banana bread many times, and told us the route to it was a bit scary but fine and that we’d be rewarded for the trip. They also warned us to turn around at this point because that’s when the road got dicey and the rental car insurance agreements became void.
Huh.
So off we drove to one of the scariest drives of my life (and this is from people who lived in Boston and Mexico City and had zero problems with driving). If - and a big if - you encounter NO ONE, the ride is stressful, but knowing you might encounter someone and need to back up or pullover on a curvy road abutting a cliff above and a cliff below gets the adrenaline taking off to new heights. We encountered a few cars, but luckily enough near infrequent passing pull offs and headed back to Paia the way most people wisely go.
Having said this, take 340 until the one lane road begins. The views are simply stunning. Also, after this drive, you’ll scoff at anyone who thinks the road to Hana is scary.
5 stars for exhilaration. 1 for terror.
翻译:我和丈夫决定不走寻常路,完全不参考任何旅游指南,而是选择从拉海纳沿北部路线前往派亚。结果这算是个小失误。不过要说的是,这条公路沿着北部海岸线延伸,沿途风景美不胜收。我们在喷水洞处稍作停留,随后又来到一处绝美的观景台。在那里我们遇到了两对来自英国的夫妇,他们已经多次走过这条路线。其中一对夫妇还多次徒步前往朱莉亚的香蕉面包店附近的传教站。他们告诉我们,通往那里的路线有点吓人但还算安全,而且这段旅程会有回报。他们还警告我们此时必须掉头回去,因为再往前走路况就会变得危险,租车的保险协议也会随之失效。
嗯。
于是我们出发了,踏上了我一生中最恐怖的驾驶之旅(而我们可是曾在波士顿和墨西哥城生活过、开车毫无问题的人啊)。如果——前提是真的一个人都遇不到的话——这段路程倒也算得上让人紧张刺激吧。不过,一想到在两边都是悬崖的蜿蜒公路上可能会遇到其他车辆,需要倒车或靠边停车,肾上腺素就会瞬间飙升到新高度。我们遇到了几辆车,所幸都是在为数不多的紧急避险区附近相遇的,随后我们便沿着大多数人都会选择的路线返回了帕亚。
话虽如此,还是建议沿着340号公路行驶,直到出现单行道为止。沿途的景色简直美得令人窒息。经历过这段旅程后,任何觉得哈纳之路很可怕的人都会被你嗤之以鼻了。兴奋度满分5星。恐怖程度1星。