点评:Driving along the northern section of the west coast of Maui offers remote and spectacular coastal scenery. Hwy 30 becomes a scenic and winding road after leaving Kapalua. The road is in good shape through here as it passes by Slaughterhouse Beach and Honolua Bay. However, it transitions into Rte 340 also known as the Kahekili Hwy. It remains a reasonably easy drive until passing the Nakalele Blowhole. After that point, it becomes a narrower and treacherous drive with no shoulder or guardrails and steep drop offs. It is best to be traveling east or clockwise when making this drive so that you are on the inside and not feeling like you are about to go off the road and roll down the cliff. Absolutely no driving at night or when it's raining heavily, and visibility is poor. The scenic Ohai Loop Trail can be found through this section. However, the road just gets even worse as you near the village of Kahakuloa. It becomes a single lane and approaching cars will force one to reverse to the last cut out which can be yards down the road so that the other car can pass. This is truly a backwater section of the island and locals are not fond of tourists and clearly made it be known. I'm an adventurous sort and have driven roads in the rural areas of Ireland and the UK and all over the Caribbean including Jamaica, Antigua and Tobago. However, this was by far the most challenging and stressful road that I have ever encountered. You need to be a confident driver and have loads of patience to drive through here. It made the drive on the Road to Hana look easy. I'm not sure if the scenery through this section is worth it to put yourself through all this unless you are just interested in the challenge. I'm glad that I did it but I wouldn't want to drive it again.
翻译:沿着茂宜岛西海岸的北部行驶,可以欣赏到遥远而壮观的海岸风光。离开卡帕鲁亚后,30 号高速公路变成了一条风景优美的蜿蜒道路。这条路经过屠宰场海滩和霍诺鲁亚湾,路况良好。然而,它过渡到 340 号公路,也称为卡赫基利高速公路。在经过纳卡莱勒喷水洞之前,这条路还是相当容易开的。在那之后,这条路变得更窄,更危险,没有路肩或护栏,还有陡峭的悬崖。开车时最好向东或顺时针行驶,这样你就在内侧,不会感觉自己即将冲出道路,滚下悬崖。绝对不要在夜间或大雨中开车,因为能见度很差。风景秀丽的 Ohai Loop Trail 就位于这一段。然而,当你靠近 Kahakuloa 村庄时,路况会变得更糟。这里变成了单行道,来往车辆会迫使一辆车倒车到距离道路几码远的最后一个出口,以便另一辆车通过。这确实是岛上一个偏僻的地方,当地人不喜欢游客,并明确表示了这一点。我是个喜欢冒险的人,曾在爱尔兰和英国的乡村地区以及牙买加、安提瓜和多巴哥等加勒比地区驾车行驶过。然而,这是迄今为止我遇到过的最具挑战性和压力最大的路。你需要是一个自信的司机,并且有足够的耐心才能开车经过这里。这让前往哈纳之路的车程看起来很容易。我不确定这一段的风景是否值得你经历这一切,除非你只是对挑战感兴趣。我很高兴我做到了,但我不想再开第二次了。