Mahalo, Hawaii

We're back from Maui after a wonderful, relaxing week. I'll be back to blogging soon, but until then, here are a few trip highlights:

We survived the road to Hana, and even climbed to the top of a waterfall. Woo hoo!

Along the way, we visited the Garden of Eden. It was paradise for the photographers in our group (including Fiance-with-the-mostest).

I still managed some nice shots, despite my non-fancy camera.

Near Hana, we saw a black sand beach with lava tubes. We weren't very good at obeying the warning signs, though.

See?

This is how FWTM spent most of his time...

On another day, we did a zipline course with my brothers in Ka'anapali. Last year we did the one at Haleakala, so we were ready to zip!

I really like Skyline Eco Adventures and their "active zipping" style. You are in a rock climbing harness, and at each line they clip you in, and you jump. On most zips you even control your direction, and you have to get your feet down for landing. Other companies on Maui use chairs - so not as fun (in my opinion).

Here I am in action! The views were amazing, and we were lucky to have some clouds for cooler conditions.

Here's the last zip - 1000 feet across and more than 20 seconds of time in crossing.

The video is kind of small, but here's the older (and bigger) of my little brothers on our final zip. Wait for it - first you'll hear the line, then see him as a small dot, and finally he'll land right next to where I'm filming.

Thank you, Hawaii. We had a great time!