For as long as I've been here, I've wanted to go hiking. I did what I call a mini-hike up Diamond Head crater to the observation tower at the top. It was built-up with concrete walking path and stairs to a deck where there is quite a view of the surrounding area. Well, I've finally done the real thing, a hike in nature where mud, rocks, trees, bugs and water are aplenty.
A friend and I went to Manoa Falls where it was a short jaunt to this tall waterfall, about 1-1.5 miles. Then we decided to go on a longer hike to a place called "Jackass Ginger Falls" and yes that is the real name! It was up and over these h
ills with mud and rock, through trees and bamboo forests and occasional views of Honolulu and the Pali highway which connects Honolulu with Kailua on the windward (east) side of Oahu. It was a beautiful, war
m, yet humid day and so I'm sure I sweated a few pounds off, yea! All in all, we were gone almost 8 hrs from starting from the bus ride out there and back. A bonus, sort of, was the viewing of the stars of "Lost", the baldheaded guy, since they were filming some scene on the way up to the trailhead. Didn't actually see any filming of scenes but the crew were there. We were hoping to be in the background somewhere...can you imagine watching the show and somehow you were able to see us? However, no such luck!A group of us travellers plus a couple that are permanent yet temporary (only here for 18 months) got together for a bbq on a rooftop deck. I made my bulgogi (Korean bbq beef) which everyone loved. This weekend I'm hosting a smorgasbord dinner at my house to eat up the food I have since I always have too much and I leave in less than 2 weeks. I'm looking forward to it since I love hosting dinner parties!
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