Next day we ventured back to the North and hiked the first 2 mi of the Kalalau Trail on the Na Pali Coast. We wanted to do 2 more miles but we were running out of days and wanted to check out a few more sights before we left. Below is a view of Ke'e Beach, which is supposed to be great for snorkeling.
view of the coast.
very lush
the trail was a little muddy
In order to get Hanakapi'ai Beach, this stream had to be crossed. We made some observations before we decided on the best route: couple 1 - man charges into stream with shoes on, coerces girlfriend to do the same, girlfriend loses balance due to current and ends up chest deep in the stream.... OK. That didn't look like fun. couple 2 - husband and wife each have a walking stick, they venture downstream to the rocks in the photo below, wife was able to use rocks as stepping stones with the help of the walking stick for balance, husband took a little more time and just walked through the stream. hmmmm. OK. looks do-able but neither one of us has a walking stick. couple 3 - older guy (probably 2x our age) and his female partner take their shoes off and walk the same path through the stream as couple 1 but lean on the rocks for stability against the current. Well, crap, if they can do it, we can do it, too.
This is the beach that was waiting for us. Had some lunch, stared down a feral black cat and then headed back.
Dave, Dave, Dave of the jungle!
and a little wine tasting at the Bear Creek Winery
We stayed at a cute B&B with a killer view of the Spit.
and some fun Alaskana decor
we met up with Stacey & Jen and went for a walk along the Spit.
met up with Rachel for dinner and then went back to the B&B for some late night board games. Yes, we must be getting old.
Taboo & Scrabble. didn't make it very far into scrabble. waaaaay past my bedtime at that point.
yes, there's still snow in Homer, too.
breakfast at the good ol' sourdough. Beate's thinking about quitting her day job(s).
