Laie Falls

To those faithful blog readers (all three of you), sorry for the delay in posting. Being out of a computer complicates the whole blog thing, plus I've been incredibly busy. Monday was a holiday of some sort, Presidents Day I think, but don't quote me on that. Some friends and I decided to go on a little hike to Laie Falls, affectionately know as the Laie Trickle. We had a very diverse group. We had a Mongolian, Japanese, Chinese, Hawaiian, Samoan, and me. Crazy eh? Well, as you can see, Laie falls is not exactly a thunderous fall! The hike is quite pretty, but the water is a little disappointing. For me, it felt unusual as we hiked to stand on the summit of a hill and look out and see the ocean. At home, I just see more mountains or lots of land. But it was neat seeing bright blue water! The hike turned into a bit of a climb at one point, which was fun. I had suggested this hike when my family was here. That would have been a mistake. I'm sure there would have been some who would have turned around instead!

The water under the fall was, how shall I put it, COLD! We found that by standing and raising our elbows above the water, we could stay warmer than with our arms in the water. I hope someone in science can prove why that works. In jumping into the water, I dove precariously close to some rocks, which could have done some damage. Fortunately, I was nimble as a butterfly and swam to safety! I did sustain a small injury on the way home. I developed a blister on the back of my heel which then tore off, so it was rather exposed and painful. When we stopped for a little water break, I looked at it. I pretended I was tough it was okay, but Dolly thought it looked pretty bad and insisted something be done. It was in a really painful spot for walking, and I was glad to have some help! She happened to have an old lavalava there which we made into a wrap of sorts. My leg looked like it just came through a war in Samoa, but it felt much better!

It is a fun hike! I look forward to doing some more hikes while I'm good!