June 20, 2007
On Wednesday morning, we headed out to the Iao Valley. While it seems to be nearly always warm and sunny on the side of the island we're staying on, it was chilly and cloudy in Iao. We hiked up to where we could see the Iao Needle, and the fog was just rolling down the hillside. They're having a draught here this year, but we could see places where there are probably usually waterfalls that have dried up. There was a bridge crossing the Seven Sacred Pools and two boys jumping from the bridge. It was a high bridge and a small pool that didn't seem nearly deep enough, but apparently was. They jumped again and again. One tourist: "That's suicide! He do a belly-wop!" (Yes, belly-wop. Not belly-flop. Either way, it looked painful, but he did it over and over.)
The evening was the luau. This picture is of one of the decorations. It was very cool, with hula dancers (how do they move their hips like that?! Totally beyond me!) and cliff divers and a fire dancer. The food was good, and I even tried poi, which was pretty bland and not to my taste, but traditional. And purple. You have to try purple food! The pig was good, especially so since I don't normally eat any kind of pork. All in all, a very enjoyable evening!
The evening was the luau. This picture is of one of the decorations. It was very cool, with hula dancers (how do they move their hips like that?! Totally beyond me!) and cliff divers and a fire dancer. The food was good, and I even tried poi, which was pretty bland and not to my taste, but traditional. And purple. You have to try purple food! The pig was good, especially so since I don't normally eat any kind of pork. All in all, a very enjoyable evening!