We sat by the shore with the surf breaking over black rocks. The sun broke thru the cloud deck far out to sea and radiated golden beams of light down to the water setting distant waves ablaze. Then it burned cracks and crevices in the nearer clouds, lighting up the island behind us. And finally […]
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To Hawai‘i
Sun, 27 May 2012, 09:36 PM (-06:00)
It has been more than a month since we returned from the islands and blue water and rain in the mountains and waves breaking on the beach. Yet I’ve only told a part of the story. I hear groaning. I understand if your life has moved on and this story is moving far too slowly. […]
Na Pali
Sun, 20 May 2012, 08:46 PM (-06:00)
So we saw Na Pali from both sides: once from the northwestern flank of the mountains as we stood looking over the edge of the cliffs, and once from the east as we hiked in the wind and rain. The story of our trip to Hawaii is dragging on in reverse time lapse. It’s been […]
Triumph
Thu, 10 May 2012, 07:45 PM (-06:00)
Perhaps we should have felt bad that we had hiked all that way and had to turn back. That we didn’t get to see Hanakapi‘ai Beach. That we didn’t get to see Hanakapi‘ai Falls. But we didn’t feel bad. We had hiked a good hike, and weather notwithstanding we got a good view of the […]
On Kalalau Trail
Thu, 10 May 2012, 07:33 PM (-06:00)
1. On Footgear We had boots. In spite of the cost of checking baggage when you fly, we brought our hiking boots. I mean real hiking boots not Sears hiking boots. Boots that protected the tender soles of our feet and kept our ankles from twisting. Boots that let us tread on top of the sharp lava […]
On Not Being Sore Anymore
Thu, 10 May 2012, 06:42 PM (-06:00)
After hiking to the edge of the world and peering over the precipices of Na Pali, and after hiking back up the 1600 feet we had come down, we were tired. I know that I told you that, already, but I don’t think I complained about just how sore we got. Correction: how sore I got. The […]
Kalalau Trail Head
Sat, 5 May 2012, 09:54 PM (-06:00)
The trail starts where the highway ends, just beyond Waikanaloa Cave at Ha‘ena State Park where the sheer cliffs and deep valleys of the Na Pali coast begin. We stood briefly gazing out on Ke‘e Beach. It was raining. There were puddles on the ground. The leaves of the trees glistened and dripped. We pulled our hoods over […]
Rain and Blue Skies
Fri, 4 May 2012, 10:36 PM (-06:00)
Have I told you about the mist and the clouds and the rain? About mountains hidden from view? About narrow, wet roads? About rain falling on our heads? It rained a lot while we were on Kaua‘i and Hawai‘i. On the other hand…
Along the Coast of Kauai
Thu, 3 May 2012, 08:46 PM (-06:00)
After our hike along the hidden trail, we spent the rest of the day driving along the coast from Kapa‘a to Hanalei. We thought we might stop at some of the many beaches and go snorkeling. In the event, drizzle and trade winds kept us out of the water. But we saw rivers running from […]
Ho‘opi‘i Falls
Mon, 30 Apr 2012, 10:03 PM (-06:00)
It was off to the side of a side road. In a neighborhood. Down the street from a school. In a subdivision with lived-in homes and well-driven cars and trucks parked in the front yards. At least we thought it was there. The fair and industrious Trudy was doing her best to decipher the directions, […]