The hunt for a waterfall!

When Sarah was here she wanted to see a waterfall. After all, isn't that one thing that's a given if you visit Hawaii? There should be a waterfall around every corner, right? Well, not exactly. And all the waterfalls I know of on our island are somewhere along the infamous 'Hana Highway'. I say infamous because anyone that has driven or ridden in a car on the Hana Highway knows it's not the most pleasant trips to embark on, on a regular basis. It's long, very windy, and has several one lane passes where you have to keep your eye out for oncoming cars. When Scott and I were here on our honeymoon we drove the winding road to Hana. That was 18 years ago, plenty of time to forget how long it can be. When we first arrived we took a drive out there. After which Camille has stated, "I never want to do that again!" (poor thing was in the back of the car of course.) So when Sarah said she wanted to see a waterfall we had a little anxiety thinking we'd have to drive a long way down the Hana Highway.

But this is SARAH! We love Sarah and want her to have a rip-roaring good time. So we threw caution and our anxiety to the wind and set out on our adventure in search of the ever elusive waterfall. . .

First we had to pass the wall of surfboards . . .
Then drive the wet and windy roads of Hana Highway. . .! Could it be behind this hidden jungle door? Our safari guide is standing at the door with a little fear and trepidation as she wonders if the waterfall will be through this passageway. Luckily it was not.

We passed by the bamboo forest . . .

braved the stench of death and decay (if this computer had 'smell-o-vision' you'd be gagging right now, I promise you!). Was this horrid mess put here to deter people from finding the water fall?

We couldn't be detered! We were determined to find a water fall. We climbed through the fence, past the 'no tresspassing' sign . . .

past directly through the pile of branches. . .

tromped through the slick mud with a very steep drop off the side. . .

and searched through the jungle . . . wait, what's that I hear? Could it be . . .?

It is, it is! Yippeee - we found it and it's a beauty!

Oh my goodness, we can't even see the bottom. It's so far down, and there's too much foliage.

Watch it in action - it's much better that way. This is the rainy season so there's a whole lot of water!

Isn't it beautiful! Success!!