Maui - Day 4

I'm sorry I didn't post this sooner, I've been dead tired every time we get back to the condo. Well, on Friday, we started out our day with a trip to the Iao Valley. It was beautiful, the valley was coated in forest, with a stream running through. The famous Iao Needle was awesome, it looked like something that would be on the island in King Kong. Haha. We went off the trail on one of the dirt paths with a sign beside it saying, "Trail off-limits, travel at your own risk." It sounded kinda like a threat or something. Haha. The path was cool, we went right beside the stream, and had to go through the forest, which looked like billions of tentacles waiting to suck you in. After we left the valley, we headed to Big Beach in Makena. It was the most beautiful beach I've ever seen. The sand was perfectly golden, and the water was a crystal clear turquoise. The water was a little chilly, but not nearly as cold as the snorkeling waters in Molokini, and I got used to the temperature fast. Brett and I went out in the water, which was perfectly clear the whole way out. It was awesome. Angie was being a wimp, scared that the water was too cold, or that the waves would attack her. Haha. I finally convinced her to swim out, because you could see the whole way down to the floor of the ocean. The waves were awesome, because you could see right through them right before they were about to crash. Then I made the stupid mistake of trying to body surf with my sunglasses on, figuring that I could find them in the clear water if they fell off. Well, the water didn't help, I lost my sunglasses. Ugh. We then traversed up the big hill beside the beach, hoping to see some whales. There was an awesome mini lava field in front of the hill, with waves crashing in huge walls against it. I walked down it, climbing over lava rocks, jumping over tide pools. It was awesome down there. The waves crashed right in front if me, making waterfalls across the rocks. There were all these weird creatures attached to the rocks, they looked like something that would jump up and suck your brain out. I called them "Brain-suckers." Haha. After that, we headed to Maluaka Beach, near Makena. It was okay, but there were big rocks in the water. Then we drove through HUGE lava fields, and you could see the source of the lava. For dinner we went to a restaurant in the Maalaea Harbor.