Hey, where's Perry? - Day 3

We were up early, early (2:30am) to ride to the top of the Haleakala volcano for the sunrise. And we didn't get to see the sunrise because of the clouds, which was a little sad, however the crater was magnificent. The lava flows were different colors depending on which eruption in time they were from. So the valley was incredibly colorful. I also liked looking at the plants- real, native plants instead of the tropical plants associated with Hawaii that were introduced by the early settlers of the islands. And tomorrow was only 80 miles away at the international dateline.

Biking down the volcano was incredible. All the guys were complaining about how slow we were going, but I was happy with the pace. We rode through the big cattle ranch, a eucalyptus forest that smelled wonderful, and a rain storm at the end. We passed pineapple and sugarcane farms. And some crazy guy riding UP the volcano.

We ended with a fabulous breakfast overlooking a golf course - delicious. We went back to our hotel and napped the afternoon away before meeting up with our group for dinner - more delicious food.

Pictures- these will probably post out of order so good luck :)
1- Perry with our blanket riding in the van. My only complaint for the day is I was freezing from the time I woke up all the way to bedtime, even though I was wearing tons of layers.
2- Perry at a look out with the ocean below.
3- Perry and I at another lookout. You may be able to see cows in the background.
4- Kurt and I letting the guide put us in a "romantic pose." A few people asked if it was our honeymoon- ha ha ha.
5- Perry checking out a pineapple farm with fog rolling by.
6- Perry at a memorial for Father Damien who took care of the lepers.
7- Perry at dinner.
8- Perry sneaking through the plants to go to bed early.

Miss you!! Love you all!!