Monday, November 4, 2013

Pi'iholo Adventures

Aloha,

My grandson recently came over from Big Island for a visit and we shared some great Upcountry adventures.
Aukai really likes to ride horses so we set up a ride with Pi'iholo Ranch on a beautiful sunny morning. I really enjoy Pi'iholo, they are first rate, take great care of guests, and the location is very close to Makawao.

Our horses  were sweet, Aukai really loved his friend, Buddy. We rode through pasture with amazing views, and  upcountry rainforests on the large ranch. Our wranglers, Tara and Meagan, took us by guava patches and my horse loved the guavas that Aukai  fed him. At one point, we had a cattle round up and Aukai  charged into the herd to get them back into the proper pasture and  behind closed gates. That was a highlight of our ride. It felt like we were working the ranch for a little while. This makes the third ranch ride we have taken together in lovely Upcountry.
                                                                                                          
The Pi'iholo Ranch is owned by the Baldwin family, a long time Panilolo and ranching family who have lived on Maui for many generations. Peter Baldwin founded the Pi'iholo Ranch with the help of his three sons.

We also had an exciting adventure on the Pi'iholo Ranch Zipline. Our friends, Jo and Olivier joined us for the day. Jo and Aukai were pretty brave, always jumping to the front of the line ready to zip away.
It was a short but beautiful walk in between zip lines. There are several lines, with the last one being really long, and very high. This was my favorite line as I was able to have a few of upper Makawao that I don't often get to see. 

 Our guides were fun, caring and very professional. I had been looking forward to the zip experience for a few years while waiting for my grandson to be the required 75lbs. It was worth the wait, and we all had a great time.
Pi'iholo Adventures did not disappoint. I am very happy to be able to recommend either one of these fun adventures to my guests.
Whooo..check out Aukai flying down the zip!
Have fun... Aloha..Cherie   

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