There is nothing like sunset/sunrise/seeing stars at Mauna Kea...except when it doesn't exactly work out.
We had so much cloud coverage on the night we set up camp at the mountain that we saw only a flash off the sunset and very, very few twinkly stars.
But it was still quite pretty.
Check it out:
We hopped in the car and drove a bit further, down to Waipio Valley which was blocked off because of The Dengue Fever Issue.
Since we didn't want to dance with death that day, we instead comforted ourselves with malasadas from Tex Drive-In. After our much needed treat, it was back into the car and drive straight to Hilo. The girls and I probably took a little nap while Raymond drove us to the magical Rainbow Falls.
And this is the part of the story I simply call "ducks."
After our coffee jolt from Just Cruisin Coffee, I went a little crazy with photos of these guys.
But come on-seriously, they are sooooo cute.
...right?!
