We got up bright and early to hike the Na Pali Coast. We've heard it's quite hike and wanted to get an early start. We packed our camelbaks with water, sandwiches and snacks for the day and headed out. We weren't going the whole way along the coast just taking the trail to a waterfall that was about 4 miles up the trail. It was a beautiful but difficult hike. We all started out with walking sticks and they ended up really helping along the way. There were lots of ups and downs and we walked through the water and crossed the river back and forth the whole way. Garrett somehow managed the hike in socks and slip on sandals - not sure how he did that, but he did.
We stopped a couple times for snacks and rests throughout the day and just enjoyed being together. We played 20 questions all the way up to the waterfall to pass the time and had fun.
We were happy to get to our destination and glad for a chance to sit and relax. We ate our lunch and then decided to jump in the water and cool off. The water was FREEZING. Seriously. I couldn't be in for more than a minute. Just enough to get a couple pictures then I was out of there. The boys decided they wanted to swim all the way across the pool and underneath the waterfall. I don't know how they could stand the cold water but they did it. There was an older lady there too swimming around like it was a swimming pool - the cold didn't bother her at all. The rest of us were happy to sit and watch and rest up for the hike back.
We got back around 4:00 in the afternoon and stopped in Hanalei for a shaved ice then back to the condo. We played some games for a little bit but mostly we were exhausted from the day we had. It was such a fun hike and I'm so glad we got to see that beautiful scenery!
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