Beth's Second Trip to HI!

Aloha!

This past week Beth came back to visit us here in HI. :)

We did a lot of hiking and saw a few of the sights that we missed her first time out in July. I didn't take nearly as many pictures as I should have, but HERE IS A LINK to the pictures from her trip (from my camera). For more pics, see FB.

We hiked Manoa Falls and Kuli'ou'ou Ridge/Valley Trails, if you would like to see where they are. When we hiked Manoa Falls, it was POURING RAIN, but that made it much more adventurous. The Kuli'ou'ou Ridge Trail was a BEATING, since we went the wrong way at the beginning, were literally followed by clouds of mosquitos (whose bites I am STILL recovering from) and didn't pack enough food and water to sustain our thirst and hunger! We were hiking for over four hours, and I burned over 1500 calories (yes, seriously - thank you heart rate monitor for reminding me how hard I worked). AND, we all fell at least twice. And not just little falls, but really hard falls. Needless to say, I complained a LOT about how much fun I was NOT having. :) I wouldn't really recommend that trail for novice hikers. And trust me, I will NOT be doing it again before our move.

Wed. we went snorkeling at Hanauma Bay (finally got to park there thanks to a lot less tourists being here)! Afterwards we went to Kaimuki for lunch at Big City Diner. Since living here, I have wanted to try "loco moco", a favorite Hawaiian food specialty. What is "loco moco" you may ask? Loco Moco = bed of white rice, with a hamburger patty topped with sauteed onions, a fried egg and brown gravy! I know that it may sound strange to you, but we really liked it! So, if you are here in Hawaii, TRY IT!

Me ke aloha,

RAWE