Planes, Trains & Automobiles

Today was our day of departure. We got up and walked down the beach to Duke’s for breakfast. Another buffet, but these places have buffet scrambled eggs down to a science with a little butter, some cheese, green and red peppers and onions mixed in. And despite our historically poor table karma, we were seated at the very corner outside looking onto the beach. A reward for yesterday perhaps?

My plan today was to rent a surfboard for another hour but the weather was gray and uncooperative. We laid on the beach for about an hour while Jennifer napped and I read our Lonely Planet book on Costa Rica. After she woke up, I noted …

Ahhh… Monday. Monday was a big day with a hike starting off Pali Highway to Maunawili Falls followed by a visit to the Hanaloa blowhole. It was going to be around 6 miles in and out so we started at 9am. In the evening we had to be back for our pre-purchased Germaine’s Luau on the western side of the island. We should have known it was going to be tough when the first climbing and snaking 1/2 mile was muddy and slow. The trail climbed up and the conditions stayed pretty muddy. We managed to stay pretty clean but it had slowed our hiking speed quite a bit.

An hour in, we were walking …