Short drives in almost any direction will take you to any of Maui's tourist attractions making Terry and Donna's Sea Q Maui bed and breakfast an ideal destination for winter weary mainlanders. Among the most famous nearby attractions is Haleakala volcano. Rising to over 10,000 feet, many visitors find the summit, with views of the adjacent islands in all direction's, irresistible. There are exciting hiking trails around the crater and breathtaking views everywhere. A popular activity is a guided tour riding bicycles down the winding, mountain road from the visitor's center on the rim of the crater.
Adventurous riders burn brakes most of the way down and end their ride with a picnic at the beach.
Before the ride down many pause to watch the sun rise out of the ocean far in the East. Like many QRP-ers I am attracted by the prospect of operating from remote, exotic locations with my QRP gear. Making QRP contacts with a portable antenna from one of the highest spots in Hawaii sounded like fun to me. Plans for such an adventure began to form a few weeks before we departed for Hawaii. At the January Norcal QRP meeting, the perfect antenna for my trip was found.