One of the girls who sets up timeshare appointments chatted with us on the beach yesterday and suggested that we go to the canyon early in the day when the visibility was best. So...good learners that we are, we headed out early with walking shoes on, cold water, cameras and sunscreen in hand. We did forget our sweaters - and were so sorry when we got to the windy higher elevations. We were well on our way by 7:45 AM - our GPS had a problem locating the road to the canyon but our guide book and Gayle got us on the right road in a few minutes. Gayle has now taken over as official navigator.
We stopped at every lookout - some hazy, some clear and all amazing views.
We stopped at the little Museum and learned a bit about the native birds and trees, enjoyed the ubiquitous chickens that run free all over the island, had a cup of coffee and headed to the uppermost lookout only to find that the clouds got there ahead of us. Thanks to our friend on the beach yesterday who said to be patient - we waited and were rewarded by the clouds lifting or moving several times and allowing us a view of Polihale beach and the Na Poli coast.
We drove down from the canyon on a different road with views of Ni Hau (the island owned by the Robinson family which is inhabited by 200 Hawaiians). This island can't be visited without special permission.
We had lunch at the Shrimp Station - very good coconut shrimp for me and garlic sweet chili shrimp for Art and Gayle. Dessert was an introduction to Shave Ice for Gayle. A stop to find Art the tee shirt he had been craving - a Red Dirt shirt that says Old as Dirt!! and home to relax on the beach, wait for the sunset and find a place for dinner.
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