We had plans today to go on a boat and snorkel trip of the Na Pali coast. Unfortunately mother nature had alternate plans and in came a tropical storm. Our boat trip was cancelled and the forecast was calling for winds up to 60 miles an hour. We used this free day as an opportunity to explore Waimea Canyon which was a sight we didn’t think we were going to have time for.
We drove over to the west side and it was about an hour and a half car ride. The views were amazing, it is easy to see why Waimea is considered the grand canyon of the Pacific.
We drove up and down the road checking out different views and small trails. The weather was not the best, windy and rain, so it prevented us from doing a full out hiking trail. After seeing all the sights we decided to test our rental car (a jeep) and do some off-roading. We took a couple of side roads (Scott did all the driving!) and got the car super muddy.
The trails were fun and Scott got his adrenaline rush in. On the second road we took we saw a lot of locals hunting for pigs which was neat. They didn’t seem to appreciate us driving through the area though.
I am now writing this up 4 days later so I can’t remember much of the other details of the day. After our excursion we headed back to the inn to pack up and relax before heading to the Big Island in the morning!
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