We spent the morning snorkeling at White Rocks and Makena Beach where we saw lots of fish and a turtle. The snorkeling was fun, but not as good as on our first day. We also tried body surfing with the boards provided by our bed and breakfast. Let's just say we need some help with body surfing. In theory it should be easy right? The water conditions seemed right, but what do I know? We only caught one or two good waves. We also drove south to the lava fields searching for some good snorkeling. Unfortunately the waters were really murky, so we didn't even get in the water.
Some hotels have a snack bar. This bed and breakfast had nuts and fruit straight from the source.
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| Macadamia nuts to crack |
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| Apple Bananas--yum! |
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| Breakfast view--more fruit trees are on the property below the fence. |
After snorkeling, it was time to pack up and leave.
We took a quick side trip to the IAO Valley. Unfortunately, because of dinner reservations, we didn't have time to go on the short hike. This site is where a battle ended in 1790 and is of importance historically and spiritually to the Hawaiians.
Our last dinner in the islands was at Mama's Fish House. The view alone was worth the reservation.
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| Our table by the open window. |
We ate delicious food....
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| We emailed Kevin once on our trip and sent a few pictures of our vacation so far. He told us he spent the most time looking at the food pictures, so we took a lot at this meal to send them to him in our next email. |
...and looked at the beautiful view.
Ate more delicious food...
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| Beef on a papaya. |
...and looked some more at the view.
The food was about as pretty as the view.
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Got to love Hawaiian hair. Curt was sure I could straighten it. Can you straighten the road to Hana?
Both are about as likely. |
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| Couldn't decide which dessert to have so we got both. |
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The Black Pearl! Aaarghh!
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The dinner was a perfect way to end our Hawaiian vacation.
And so we flew off...
...over a night...
...and into a day....
...and over an ocean and a canyon...
...and over a man-made canyon...
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| Can you see the massive landslide? |
...and back to reality!
Aaargh!
