Aloha from "The Most Hawaiian Island"-Mokola'i. A pretty good sleep last eve, but still woke up at my usual time of 8:15, but of course, it's 4:15 am here in Paradise. A little rain during the night & our wild turkeys visiting the back yard & even some peacocks! A little breakie on the lanai..coffee, cookies, cheerios, the staples of life.Watch out for falling coconuts! I'll call Steve & Marlene & we'll go for a walk and kind of explore the grounds. We walk the old golf course, which closed in '08, so it's massive weeds, but right on the beach & big surf at Kepuhi Beach. A few surfers are catching the big waves & some picnickers on the beach..watch out for big waves! Back to the condo & a little lunch before hopping in our van to do some island exploring. I get to drive as we're sharing the rental & up to Maunaloa Town to check it out. A cute little kite store & some conversation with the owners, but the general store is closed already-1:00. So now it's way down to Kaunakakai Town & some serious shopping a setting up a snorkeling trip. Great! A 7:00 am trip for two hours of snorkeling, leaving from the wharf here in town on the Coral Queen. Now back on the road to look for more spots of interest. Down highway450 to MM 20and a nice beach, with calm waters, but it needs to be high tide. Back towards town, and the speed limit is 30-35, and the road is pretty good, so it takes a while to get anywhere. A quick stop at a store for ice cream, pop something for supper. A quick right turn up to the Molokai Coffee house for some live Hawaiian music & our friends from the Kite store who also have a store here- The Blue Monkey. Nice local flavor! And we are told about the lookout just up the road, so away we go..up, up ,up to the Pala'au State Park & a great overlook of the Kalaupapa Pensiula, where Father Daimon helped the lepers--what a view! Also the sight of the sea cliffs were awesome!( The world's tallest!) A little chilly & windy out on this point. We also hiked up to the ancient Hawaiian phallic stone & avoided any wild hogs. On back to the condo for a FAB subset & some cold brews. Dinner at the Wallis's as Marlene stirred up some tofu, our first adventure at this dish, and it was good! and spicy! Steve grilled some veggies & of course a little vino. A great day here in paradise & our new spot & a very laid-back island. See you at the wharf!
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