Baby Butts

The morning drive back along the coast then across the Maui saddle to Kahului was easy and soon we were winding our way up the shoulders of the Haleakala Volcano toward Kula, and our first stop of the day at the Surfing Goat Dairy. The first thing we saw at the dairy was a bunch of baby goat butts as little 2-week old kids tottered over to nibble (not so sure of what they were doing) on alfalfa leaves as a snack between milk feedings.  These little guys and gals were too adorable for words.

Our complete tour started with feeding the young ladies who were pregnant or about to become pregnant in the pen they shared with Pancake, their boyfriend. The farm lets nature take its course, and eventually more babies are born.  The dairy milks several hundred goats twice a day, and produces delicious artisanal cheese.  We know it is delicious because we tasted several as part of our tour.

We left the goat farm and headed to a nearby lavender farm where we found wonderfully scented soaps and other products.  The lavender was not in bloom, but other tropical plants were, such as the one below.

Leaving the lavender farm, we descended the volcano slopes to Kahului and lunched late by one of the ubiquitous golf courses, then headed back to our condo.