Waihee Ridge Hike

Why would 14 otherwise normal people, take a very nice Saturday morning and head out to hike 5 miles up a ridge, in the heat of Hawaii. Thats what we did yesterday morning. And all 14 of us made it to the peak.

We were up at 6:30am to say goodbye to a volunteer couple returning to their home in Australia, so we were on our way to start the hike by 7:00am. We finished by 11:00am, so the heat could have been much worse had we been out later in the day. The strange part was that the coming down, was harder on the leg muscles, than going up?

The top picture shows the peak we were heading for and the "end of trail" sign confirms we arrived. Since Marlene and I are not experienced hikers, it was quite an expedition. When you have others with you who you know are older, you become a little more motivated.

The scenery on the island is something, particularly when you consider most of the vegetation is growing out of lava rock. When you climb a hill here, you are rarely out of sight of the ocean, which adds to the scenery.

We treated ourselves to brunch on the way home at a restaurant in the County capital, so that added to our trip. Since I was up at 4:45am, I did some horizontal exercises yesterday afternoon to help recover.

We are welcoming participants this weekend - always a pleasant time. One of the female particpants is a law professor from Nigeria - Steph our oldest daughter would enjoy meeting her.