Breakfast of frittata was a bit rich for me and I am still pining for better!
We enjoyed the coolness of Waimea so much, we decided to hike the canyon again. Today we the Pihea Trail which starts at the Pu’u o Kila Lookout, hiked up and intended to join the Alaka’i swamp trail. However almost at the top, the trail got very rough and we decided it was wiser to turn back. Nevertheless we walked over 5 miles through beautiful native ‘ohi’a and fern filled rainforest with the mist billowing in and out. We had wonderful views of the Na Pali Coast from high above the cliff.
Parakeet Flower
On our way down, we stopped again for a few more papayas then visited the farmers market in Poipu. There were several farm tables selling the exact same fruits and vegetables at the same prices. They seem pretty competitive with eachother and most of them finished the evening with a lot left. It didn’t seem like a very productive afternoon for them. We noticed we had paid more for our papayas, dragon fruit and bananas, but our bananas were also much sweeter than at the inn.
Merrimans was in the shopping center with fresh fish on the menu. We ordered 2 dishes and shared- fresh ono and local shrimp. and macadamia nut crusted mahi mahi. All was delicious.