Aloha- Day 6

 

the presentation was amazing at the library learning more about the legacy of Kalaupapa 

https://www.kalaupapaohana.org/

lunch at the Molokai Pizza Cafe with Chris (where we went 3 times while we were in town) 

Our flight got delayed until 7:40 pm to go to Maui for our next stop (and our group that was on that flight had 5 hours of waiting at the airport), so instead of passing the time in the tiny Molokai airport, Chris, Bianca and I rented a car for a few hours and went to this amazing beach about 20 minutes away- what a way to spend the day! 

Papohaku Beach 

We saw two other people off in the distance at the beach--- so we basically had this glorious place to ourselves! 

soaking up the beauty of this place...

it does not get much better than this! 

Camp Olowalu where we are staying for the next two nights 

Aloha - Day 5

 

not my typical Sunday run 

the view of Kalaupapa from an overlook - 

what a story of profound human suffering and resilience here on Molokai 

with Bianca in the wind 

Aloha- Day 4

 

what a way to start the day with this sight on an early morning run 

red crested cardinal 

flying from Oahu to Molokai 

afternoon hike with local guide 

crown shyness in the trees on our hike 

Mo'oula Falls 

Bianca immersed in nature :) 

Kalani Pruett (our hiking guide) who let us come to his house after and shared smoothies with us made with fresh passion fruit and bananas from his farm

enjoying the famous hot bread for a treat tonight from Molokai 

Aloha- Day 3

 

We got our hands (and feet!) dirty today visiting a few farms here

fish pond that uses ingenious ancient engineering for sustainable aquaculture

Emily and Katie with sweet potato stems to plant 

digging trenches and planting sweet potatoes 

2nd farm of the day we visited (community farm in Waialua) 

getting down and dirty in the mud for some weeding and bonding as a group 

getting really muddy! 

rinsing off! 

Katie and Debra