Na Pali Coast mile 3-4

The first sight we saw as we entered the woods (jungle? I don't know what it's called). It was the only restroom we saw on our hike. Notice the vent.

Look at the bottom right corner of this pic. He was long and leggy.


Bunches of bamboo!


Rock wall of water.


See the waterfall in the distance? That was our destination.


We did it! This is the biggest waterfall I've seen yet.


We swam out to it and sat on a ledge behind the fall. The day was definitely worth it.

The hike to the beach was pretty easy compared to the two mile hike to the waterfall. We would run into other hikers who were coming back from the waterfall and most of them would give us words of encouragement. Two different hikers, however, described the hike ahead of us as "treacherous" and honestly it was. Our shoes and legs were covered in mud and we were constantly climbing over rocks or crossing slippery streams or squeezing between trees. After the refreshing and awarding swim in the waterfall a big realization hit us. We now had to hike back!! Four consecutive miles of mud, dirt, and sand!!! Needless to say, we were BEAT at the end of it all. Driving back to the ship we stopped by a delicious burger stand. We inhaled our food and each topped our meals off with a milkshake. Whew!