The Waimea Canyon

The stream

Today, I got to go on my first real hike.

But let's backtrack a little.  I woke up a little late since I stayed up so late last night before getting ready to go to the Waimea Canyon, which is around an hour away.  After breakfast, we all began the drive which was filled with pleasant conversation.  When we got there, we stopped at some view points and got a beautiful look at the canyon, which looked a lot more lush than the last time I was here in February.

View of the canyon

On the first stop, we ate a little bit of lunch and got a look at a pretty stream that was running through the canyon.  We looked around a bit before moving on.  Then we went to the Puu hinahina Lookout, where we went on the Waimea Canyon trail.

The waterfall we swam in

The trail offered some great opportunities to see great views of the canyon and some waterfalls.  It took almost 2 hours to reach the first waterfall, which was pretty small but we could swim under it in the chilly water, which was totally refreshing.  We couldn't stay for long, but it was nice to wash off and get cooled off.  After getting out of the water, we made our way to the top of another fall, Waipo'po Falls.  It was really interesting to stand at the top of the waterfall since I haven'y done that before and to see the pretty scenery.  Unfortunately, we couldn't linger for too long since it was beginning to get dark, so we began to head back.

The Baby on top of the waterfall

The walk back felt quicker since there was less anticipation, but we were all hungry and tired so we tried to hurry back.  Once we got back to the car, we drove until we stopped a a grocery store and got some food.  We ate in the car for an hour before continuing back to the cottage.  When we did get back, we got ready for bed and lazed around for the night.