Today we took the bus and went hiking at Moana Falls. We took some pictures but were disappointed because it doesn’t even begin to capture being there! You see the critter on the pic to the right that I actually spotted?! You hike through this rainforest which was absolutely beautiful—there was bamboo everywhere along with palm trees and all sorts of greenery. Along the hike you could frequently see this stream of water next to you rippling over the rocks and sometimes little mini waterfalls. The path was really muddy and slippery and I was glad that I had grabbed a walking stick to use on the way in!
When you get to the top, there is about a 100 ft waterfall that you can view. Some people were getting in the pool of water, but they don’t recommend that because there is some parasite in the water—needless to say, I did not want any of that water touching me! We both agreed that besides the engagement, this was by far the best thing we have done on the trip so far. It was just awesome!They also had an arboretum there, so dustin wanted to walk around there for a while. It was okay, but just is kind of boring for me to look at a bunch of plants after a while. We then rode the bus back to Ala Moana beach and just checked that out—beach was a little bigger than Waikiki and we think this is more where the locals hang out. We then walked into the Hilton Hawaiian Village to check that out because I had looked into staying there. It was pretty nice and if you want a nice resort with a pool and right on the beach, this is the place to be! We then walked along the beach about halfway back until I tuckered out and insisted we catch the bus to bring us the rest of the way! We went to Cheeseburger in Paradise for dinner and it was yummy and they had the strongest drinks ever—after 2 of those I felt done for the night! We went to a place called Tiki’s then to have drinks and listen to live music—it was outdoors and across the street from the beach. It was a guy playing acoustic guitar and he was real good—even played some John Denver and Michael Jackson for Dustin. We stayed out until almost 11, which is the latest I’ve made it so far!
