Marcus and I got out of Hilo and headed to Kona for the 4th of July weekend. We stopped on our way over to Kona at Waipio Valley. This valley is incredible. The road down to the valley is also incredible. It is a 25% grade hill which means it drops over 900 ft in less than a mile!! It is so steep that they will not allow "normal" cars down. You must have 4-wheel drive low. It was a pretty tough on the knees going down and quite the cardio workout coming back up. It was what was at the bottom of the valley that made it all worth it. 
We got to see an incredible waterfall, it was falling from the top of the valley, down the sheer sea cliff and into the ocean. There was taro fields, a black sand beach, a river flowing through the valley, and a little further into the valley there was these twin falls that are over 1400 feet tall.
Waipio Valley was the highlight of the trip. We also went snorkeling, to the temple, swimming, watched fireworks over the ocean, and just relaxed at the beach!
We got to see an incredible waterfall, it was falling from the top of the valley, down the sheer sea cliff and into the ocean. There was taro fields, a black sand beach, a river flowing through the valley, and a little further into the valley there was these twin falls that are over 1400 feet tall.
Waipio Valley was the highlight of the trip. We also went snorkeling, to the temple, swimming, watched fireworks over the ocean, and just relaxed at the beach!
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Rachelle! I saw that you had a blog on facebook. It looks like you guys had a great fourth! I am so jealous that you are in Hawaii! That is awesome. I like these blogs because then you can keep up to date with people.
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