Feb 5 – Kona
The group started the hiking expedition with a visit to Costco to purchase the all-important Maui Chips in bulk. Food Moment: Maui Style potato chips provide a sweet unique onion flavor on extra crunchy kettle cooked potato chips. Debbie eats these like a machine and had already plowed through one giant bag. This chips are only found in Hawaii. They bought three of the largest bags available. Debbie insisted on personally marching the chips to the car. She was able to multi task and chase the roaming chickens away while carrying chips.
The hikers continued on to one of the few Kona hikes, the Makahi Trail also known as a cloud forest hike. It is not a very long hike and had an elevation of more than 3,000 feet. The lush rain forest is often covered by clouds. There are lots of greenery, rocks and roots so a hiker must watch where they put their feet. There were no clouds that day – just lots of sun and sweating tourists. It was a beautiful hike.
I am not sure if a hike can be beautiful if it comes with sunshine and sweating tourists.