This Saturday the plan was to go sailing, but beforehand we went on a quick 4 mile hike. We thought it would take about an hour. It took over 5. Why so slow? Well, when you are crawling on your stomach for about a mile and fighting the jungle for about 2 miles, the time begins to stretch out a bit. It was a good time, but there were moments that I was wishing for the safety of the water.
Only after I shimmied 20 feet across a cliff face and climbed a vertical face 10 feet to a wind-blasted ledge could I read our hiking guide. I found out that the hike was listed as being for Expert climbers and that the danger level was High. I guess it wouldn't really have made a difference anyway. Who can say no hiking in Hawaii? These pictures may not look so intimidating, but as you watch the airplanes and helicopters fly below and you can only make out the cars by the reflections of their windshields, the thought of falling tends to sneak up on you.
Today we went surfing. We had some pretty big waves, so once you rode a wave in it was pretty difficult to fight the waves to get back out. I quit after less than an hour. Still, it was a good time. Quitting can be fun too.
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