Well it has been almost 6 months since our wedding but we've finally made it to our honeymoon. With the generous gifts from our wedding we've headed out across the Pacific for a Hawaiin adventure.
Yesterday we landed at about 3pm local time after an airplane ride that could have churned butter due to the turbulence. But entering the plane in icy MI and exiting down the stairs to the sun soaked tarmac was certainly worth it. Then it was off to the rental place where we upgraded to the only real vehicle worthy of Hawaii - a Jeep Wrangler - whose windows we quickly unzipped and stowed.
The first destination on the island was yesterday evening with a trip up to the top of the Big Island's mountain summit where astronomers from the nearby observatory to answer visitor's questions and train the numerous telescopes onto stellar things for us to ooh over. The ride up to this summit though was a trip in itself, with the road getting less well maintained, more curvy, and more steep the farther we went.
Today we started by heading out to the Hard Rock Cafe at 8am to take advantage of Expedia's client service and within 20 minutes were booked for all the rest of our week's adventures. Then it was on to rent some snorkel gear and boogie boards and we hit the road.
At the state park beach we stopped at first, the highlight was watching a small pod of whales swim by - breaching and blowing across the bay.
After that it was on to Wiamea and a little town beyond where there is a lookout of a gorgeous canyon. At the mouth of that we saw more whales. I should say that apparently it is mating season and Hawaii's waters are humpback's love dens apparently!
Then, to end the day it was up and over the best mountain drive I've ever been on. The catch was that the "scenic" overlook was part of about 1.5 miles on this road that was totally encased in cloud. So you had to be cool like Anna and I to stop along the roadside as the sun set and take great photos.
Anyway, more to come. But for now, rest and anticipation of tomorrow's views of the island by air!
Carl
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