Sunday, January 31, 2016

Another Mauii Day

We woke to a light, soft drizzle on Saturday morning that went on until about 9:30am. We enjoyed our breakfast, then went to a forest research area to take a hike in the forest. We hiked in the woods and down a mountainside to get to a Waihou Springs. This area was about seven miles from our cottage and was a popular area for hiking.
Afterwards back to the cottage for lunch then off to the north shore area to see the beaches. We found a big parking lot at the shore and watched the surfers and kite boarders enjoying the surf. We saw on the news that they had massive waves here the day before we arrived on the Island. I'm sure this beach would have been crowded when the "surf's up" call went out!
We laid around on this beautiful beach for a couple of hours (just long enough to start turning pink),  and watched the surfers playing on the waves. This is the Hawaii that we were anticipating.

Hibiscus blooms next to the cottage

Hiking the mountainside at Waihou Springs

Catching the pure spring water that was trickling down the cliff side

We saw plenty of these along the roads and trails. I'm always a sucker for taking pictures of the roosters

Here's the beach on the north shore of the Island. Waves were coming in pretty heavy.
 
The surfers were loving it.
 
Nancy was in Paradise!!

Mynah birds are everywhere here too.
 
A coconut palm on the beach.

Backyard at the cottage

We're not in Arizona any more!!


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