A Day for Hana

And a day indeed. I seem so surprised every time I hear about someone taking a half a day trip to Hana and back. They must be crazy. Yesterday was the second time I have been to the remote town barriered by lava rock with 300 foot cliff drops covered in untouched tropical forest. The two trips, though, were very different experiences.
Examining the transportation from the first trip, I was with 7 other girls in a minivan that have never been on this highway. On this trip, I was in the bed of a small truck with 4 other people and with 2 more up in front. The driver knew the streets pretty well so we were making 20-35MPH around 60 hairpin turns. Sometimes we were fearing for our lives. But what an adventure it was! We had the best view/seat too because we could see all of the walls of the rainforest.
Where we stopped:
- 1 dozen Krispy Kremes
- Banana bread from a Philipeano family off a hidden peninsula
- Shave Ice at the half way mark to the town
- Black Sand Beach where everyone layed rocks on my skin for therapy (ended up being such a load of crap, but it felt so warm)
- Hana dock and beach where we ate lunch. I had teriaki chicken. Mmm.
- Red Sand Beach (which is actually a cove that we dubbed as Pirates Cove because of the jaggid lava rocks that circle around it and the red and black sand from the cliffs.

I was so tired when I got back. I don't even remember how I fell asleep but somehow, I was laying in bed at 8:30 this morning.

Today I will pick up my paycheck, turn in my uniform, and say goodbye to the captain and crew. This all sounds very elaborate and official but really, it will take 10 minutes.
Then the beach, a graduation party, maybe Oceans 13 movie tonight, and meeting up with Deborah later.

Until then...