Hi All,
Carl was up before the sun to go on a 12 mile bike ride down Waimea Canyon. His first reward was this sunrise.
Driving up the canyon we entered the clouds at about 1,500 feet. By the time we got to the starting point at 3,400 feet elevation the fog was pretty thick but down we went.
The 12 mile ride took just about an hour including several stops to let cars get past us. Carl's GPS recorded a top speed was 26.4 MPH briefly.
In the afternoon we all toured the McBryde National Tropical Botanical Garden. Their primary mission is to preserve the indigenous Hawaiian plants that have been crowded out by introduced species. They are also preserving the 27 plant species brought to Hawaii by the Polynesian voyagers over a thousand years ago ( taro, breadfruit, banana . . .).
There was lots to look at and photograph.
Although less important in the ethno-botanical sense, these flowers were far more photogenic than taro!
Another fabulous day.
Love,
Roberta & Elliot
Sandy & Carl
Sandy & Carl
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Photographed and sent from Carl's iPhone
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