This garden was supposedly nice, but pricey so we skipped it
We had awesome smoothies here
Checked out these waterfalls
Akaka Falls was beautiful, the other was hard to see
Interesting flower on the Akaka Falls hike
Almost to 1000 miles on the trip...
Laupahoehoe has a train museum that we skipped
A memorial at Laupahoehoe point for the 1946 tsunami victims
21 students and 3 teachers died there that morning
An interesting dock near there
One more of that dock
The waters there were pretty rough
Ate at Blanes again (but a different one)
Saw this praying mantis
Then we visited the northeast tip of the island
Which is where Waipi'o Valley is
Wild horses roam Waipi'o Valley, this one blocked our way
This horse was somewhat aggressive
Not to mention not shy at all
Doris finally gets a pony
These 8th graders were enjoying a field trip
Nice place for a field trip, huh?
Lots of wild horses in Waipi'o Valley
It was lush and scenic in there
The beach area in Waipi'o Valley
Our road (which required 4WD) had many streams to cross
The end of Waipi'o Valley
Lots of closed off areas and private roads in there
One of many taro farms
And there we are in Waipi'o Valley
This kid on his field trip celebrates making it back up
They waited for their classmates, it's a vicious hike
These kids were resting and cooling off
Kids were begging us to hitch a ride in our car
The cliffs past Waipi'o Valley
Us at the Waipi'o Valley lookout
The kids and teachers gathered at the lookout
Saw some interesting paintings in Waimea
At the month-old Isaacs Art Center
Made reservations at Daniel Thiebaut restaurant
Today's version of a sunset as seen from Waimea
Waimea is historically a ranching town
Interesting sunset clouds seen from Waimea
Dinner at the restaurant was yummy and really pricey