Tuesday 6/28
We woke up early, ate breakfast, grabbed our new camera and headed to the West Side of the island to view the sights of the Waimea Canyon. After a winding drive up 16 miles to the trail head, we took an 11 mile, almost marriage ending hike, out to view the Na pali Cliffs from above. Photos do not do this view justice. We both agree that it was the most amazing sight we have ever seen. Connor would like to clarify that this was not an almost marriage ending hike, though an hour of Elise at her worst. After an earlier discussion of believing that we would be done with the hike at 1 p.m., we later realized we would be done at 3:30 p.m. Elise had a right to be a little bent out of shape. *Connor would also like to declare that Elise is writing this.
After the hike, we descended the mountain to arrive at the much acclaimed Shrimp Station, which is more of a Shrimp Shack. We arrived at 4:58 and were able to get the last order of the day! Over priced Coconut Shrimp, which were actually great. We then headed to another dive hole, Jo-Jo’s Hawaiian Ice, also much acclaimed, however they were lacking in sanitation as well as friendliness. We found this quite delicious. Our shaved ice was Tropical Rainbow: On the bottom was Macadamia nut ice cream topped with ice flavored of Passion Fruit, Mango, and Pineapple.
After making our way back to the South side of the island, we went for a little swim in our backyard to cool off. Con ended up making a “sand castle” and then we ended up watching the sunset. After an 11 mile hike, we called it an early night.
Interesting. Just 3 weeks ago, Elise and I hiked 13 miles "up" (from 6600 ft to 14200 ft) Pikes Peak after too many beers the night before . Even thru snow and lack of oxygen she was delightful. Did you run out of Gorp or water? Maybe she had the wrong socks on. -- Elise's Daddy
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