Total Bummer!

I am SOOOO disappointed! There was a mudslide on Molokai and they canceled all hikes and mule rides. Background story....

We had a tour booked with Damien tours for next friday. Its one of my Hawaiian adventure dreams. Its expensive, but it is awesome! Our flights were $300 total to get to the island and then the tour is $175 each. We were going to fly to the island at 7:30am, tour at 9am, return that night to go to work the next day. The tour takes you down the side of a mountain (26 switchbacks) on a mule, elevation of 1800 ft each way to the Hansen's disease colony. You get a tour of the area...Father Damien's church, etc. The views are supposed to be spectacular! Now, there is damage to the trail and everything is cancelled. Our tour money will be refunded, but I'm working on the flight.

We could still go, but Molokai is 20 miles by 6 miles and there isn't a lot to do other than the tour. We will look into what kind of adventure can happen if we rent a car and drive around. The trail may take over a month to repair....

To console ourselves, we are going on the Keana Point hike today. A hike to the end of the island after the road ends on the west coast. We've been wanting to do this for awhile, but its always too hot. There is no shade there. Its about 5 miles round trip with no real elevation gain.

By the way, obviously, since I am typing again...my thumb is much better!