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| (It was so windy, we were almost blown away) |
Sunday was a beautiful day for a drive to the windward side of the island. We heard of this lookout point from some family members who had already gone and we wanted to check it out. We stopped at the Nuuanu Pali lookout which is also a historical landmark. Throughout the islands a king named Kamehameha 1 is well known to have taken over all of the Hawaiian Islands. At this particular lookout a battle is said to have taken place in 1795 and many soldiers were pushed off the sheer cliffs to their deaths below. When they remodeled this old scenic highway 800 skulls were found 1,000 feet below. This significant place is also known for its incredibly strong winds that rip through the valley walls howling past you. Andrew and I decided to do some off trail hiking to see the sheer cliff and with one wrong step you could see why soldiers died here, but the view was well worth the hike. A motto I like to live by is “do something every day that scares you” this did just that.
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| (If you look closely at the rock to the left in the picture you can see what we climbed up. There is a tiny trail head to the top of this peak) |
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(our very own travelocity gnome "verde")
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