Joey and I embarked on a wonderful Hawaiian day today. We started out with a little beach time, Duke and I took our pregnancy exercise walk down the beach about a mile or so then came back and lounged at Rockies while Joey caught what few waves were to be had out in the ocean. By 10am it was time to eat again, so I indulged at Ted's Bakery which is located just down the street and found myself a few sweet treats to satisfy my hunger craving while I waited for Joey to finish up in the water. We were back home by eleven and not sure what else to do with the rest of our beautiful Saturday, so we whipped out the genius who holds all the answers.. Google! Asked it the simple question of, "what to do in La'ie Hi?" and what do you know it gave us a great answer!
Hidden in the hills of Pupukea there is an old Hawaiian Heiau (temple) site.
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| the Heiau site |
Unfortunately the actual temple is long gone, but you can see the ruins and walk around the burial grounds. It wasn't a hike seeing as you could drive right up to the monument, but walking around up there for the 45 minutes or so we spent was enough for all of us to break a sweat and for Duke to feel as though he was dying. (I'm not sure if that's how he felt, obviously dogs don't talk, but it is sure what he looked like!) The monument and surrounding area provided lots of sweet lookout points and awesome views overlooking Waimea Valley and the town of Pupukea. The ocean was breathtaking as always and it was nice to get away for a little bit, do something different and learn a little bit of the heritage of the island.
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| We saw some wild boars |
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| Joey and Duke overlooking Waimea Bay |
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| Waimea Bay from the top of the Heiau |
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| Duke dying :( |
love,
the williams
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