WAIMEA CANYON "The Grand Canyon of the Pacific"
We drove 2 hours to the end of the highway which coincidently is only a few miles from where we stayed just the highway doesn't go completely around the island. It was beautiful! We were 4,000 feet up. Along the drive there were various lookout points which we stopped at. These pictures really do it no justice!
Notice in the 3rd picture that you can't tell where the ocean ends and the sky begins!! The last picture is of my Dad walking into the mountain which is covered by a cloud :)
QUEEN'S BATH **Mr. E's Favorite Spot***
Queen's bath is a pool of ocean water that was formed by lava rock. It was a hike to get down there and then a hike over lava rock. Little Lion didn't come with us since we wouldn't have made it (thanks to T for the tip). However, the hike passed a beautiful waterfall that we took advantage of after swimming/jumping into the bath. You first come across a large very scary lagoon. The tide was high and the ocean was fierce making the waves coming in fast and strong. When they did they created a waterfall in this lagoon. Also when a wave came in the water level rose 5 feet.
It looked awesome and we were in awe watching the waves come in. Shortly after arriving a couple of YOUNG teenagers came and started jumping into the lagoon. If I was their mother, I would have had a heart attack!!!!
**All 3 of these pictures are of the same location**See the difference in water level between the 1st and 2nd picture. See the kids standing under the waterfall. When a wave comes in the water level is ABOVE their heads while standing in the same place. They were jumping off the cliffs at least 30 feet into this pool!! And of course Mr. E needed to show his manhood and *had* to jump in. It didn't help that these tweens told him that the "OLD PEOPLE one is farther down." I begged and pleaded him not too, but he didn't care. So he jumped in at the safer (if that is even possible) end.
He survived....thankfully ;) Then we headed over to the "older people one" ie the real queen's bath ;) I guess I'm old people because I was brave enough to jump in. This was only 10-15 feet up.
You felt like you were on the edge of the world :) What paradise!!!
HELICOPTER RIDE **with door OFF!!!***
Let me start out saying if I was in charge of taking pictures during the helicopter ride, we would have ZERO pictures! It was SCARY!!!!! I was holding on for dear life! Yes I was wearing a seatbelt and I know that's not possible and the company is very safe, but I felt very unsecured! It was the most breathtaking thing I've ever done as well! I would recommend it highly...maybe with the doors on though ;) We saw over a 100 waterfalls and fantastic scenery!
Do you see that you have to wear life preservers around your waist and my lovely hair blown hair :)
LYDGATE PARK
This was Little Lion's favorite beach because of the Keikei lagoon. He also became a little daredevil like his father and cliff dived :)
SUNSETS
Our condo was the best place to watch sunsets on Bali Hai which was named from the movie shot there "South Pacific."
A GREAT FAMILY VACATION
On a end note......A FUN SHOT OF ME..... at lunch at Ziplining
Where should we go next??????
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