Waimea Falls is a state park here and we had been wanting to go. It is a beautifully taken care of garden park. It's full of native Hawaiian plants, flowers, fruits and trees. There are lots of plant pictures in this post, which I don't normally do, but it was too beautiful.
This cannonball fruit turns green inside, just after opening. Very strange, and amazing. We didn't eat it.
The best way to travel on a hike.
The kids still call Auntie Colleen, "Auntie Coco" sometimes, and we found her garden!
More flowers and plants from the walk to the falls. It is so beautiful here!
We got to the falls! Since we got there just before the park closed, and the sun was setting, it wasn't very busy. But that sun going down also meant the water was CHILLY. It was hard to get in, but when you have the chance to swim in the pool of a waterfall, you can't turn it down! We had to wear the life vests they provided and there was a lifeguard on duty, but there was hardly a current that day. It must be more treacherous after a heavy rain.
After we were there a few minutes, the Flores family showed up! It's always fun with friends. It's such a beautiful park. We sort of rushed through, in hopes of making it to Matsumoto's (we didn't), so we will definitely be going back at some point. There is so much to see. We loved it.
2 comments:
Beautiful!
It really was a beautiful place and I think we could have spent the day there looking at all the interesting plants.
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