Today we got up kind of early, and decided almost immediately against going back to the seven sacred pools. No paticular reason for it, we just wanted to see something new before "it" got crowded.
So today we took a nice hike at the Waianapanapa State park, which has a 3 mile round trip trail along the lava rock coast with jungle on 3 sides and crystal blue ocean on the other side. It really was a beautiful hike, although trecherous. That lava rock is about as sharp as can be, and it was everywhere. One missed step could put you in a hostpital rather quickly. We didn't miss any steps, although we had a couple of near falls. Molly got a couple of bruised ankles from tipping rocks/lost footing. I cut up my hands farily well just grabbing for a hand hold in a couple of places. It was worth it, though, and I think you'll agree when you see the videos and pictures.
After that we were hot as hell, and ate a light picnic lunch before leaving to locate a watering hole/beach. We found a couple of good spots, and went to a place called the "Venus Pool"... a local hangout because it is not readily accessable from a parking lot, you need to have a bit of nerve and a decent pair of shoes to get to it. But the pool itself is remarkable. We forgot to take a picture, though. There were about 15 local teenagers there jumping into the pool from the surrounding cliffs, some of them rather daringly. We, in the end, opted not to get into it... just a little too old and a little too far from a hospital for cliff jumping.
We ended up at Kiko beach, which was nice. Very shallow for 100 yards or more. The surf was a little rough. But we cooled down, and that was our goal.
We tried to buy some fresh fish from the back of a pickup truck. All they had was Mahi Mahi and it was in a $20 bag, which looked to be 15 fillets... too much food for one day left in Hawaii.
We headed to the store to get some Ahi, and I picked up a beer, and molly got some nuts. We're back at the cabana now. We took a shower, and are likely in for the night.
Tomorrow we head back to the airport along that infamous Hana Highway... people are such wimps.
Aloha all, and enjoy the pictures!
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