Sabbath, October 20, 2007
We drove the 'Road to Hana' today - which took us along the Northeast coast of the island. This is the area that gets the most rain, so the vegetation is the most lush, with many shades of green to be seen, and the feeling that you are truly in the tropical rainforest.
Lots of waterfalls to be seen here,
beautiful coastlines, and very winding roads. The tour books say that most people leave the airport area between 8:30 and 10:30 a.m., so to try to get an early start, so we left our place at 7 a.m. to get away from the start of the highway by 7:30. We really were early, because we did not run into a lot of traffic. For the most part, we had clear sailing, though we would meet up with a few other early birds at the different spots where people would stop to photograph points of interest.
Stopped along the way back to visit some beaches. We watched some surfers riding the waves along the north shore and also stopped at some south shore beaches. Got back to the hotel around 5 p.m.
When we were in Hawaii 10 years ago on the Big Island, we had found guavas growing wild along the roadside, and had picked some, and really enjoyed them. Since arriving this time, we have checked out several fruit stands to try and buy some, but have been told that the season is over, and they are not available. On the highway to Hana, we suddenly realized that there were lots available along the roadside, so Gerry climbed the bank, and picked some. For supper, we had gauvas(the pink fruit), and 'Moya', or Custard Apple as I remember it, which we had bought while still in Kauai. Delicious.
3 comments:
maybe tastes delicious but looks kinda funny....
hmmmm.....I agree.....not a big tropical fruit fan here, but it looks like you are having a great time!
WOW i love the third picture... you could submit it to be on a calendar....... hey, are you really in Hawaii and not just posting pictures you found on the internet? these pictures are too beautiful :)
Glad you are having fun.
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