Tuesday, November 15, 2011

A Picture

This is a picture my father took in Hawaii. The church was a small church  along a road which circled the island of Maui if my memory serves me correctly. There had been a light drizzle, occurring sporadically throughout the long and winding drive. The road which had many one lane bridges was literally cut into the side of a mountain. Therefore most of the drive was winding along the coast line. The drive was very scenic and we took frequent stops to take pictures and look around. There were periodic stands selling food to the locals and tourists along the road, along with a botanical garden and many waterfalls. One of the many stops we made was at a local fruit stand which had great tasting fruits. We stopped at many large waterfalls and even went on a short 3 mile hike to the top of one waterfall and the bottom of another. After this we were getting tired as we had gotten up early to complete the whole drive in one day. As the car continued to bounce and wind around the cliff road, the road started to slowly drift away from the coast only ever so slightly. Soon after we came upon this church, which was the church of many of those who lived on this more isolated side of the island. I had seen the double rainbow out the back window of the car, but my parents didn’t want to stop to look at this church or get a picture of the double rainbow. After a little convincing we stopped and got out in a light drizzle. We got a picture of the rainbow and then decided to move walk over and get the picture of the double rainbow with the church in it. We took several shots and I think this one came out the best, although the second rainbow is not a visible in the picture as it had been in real life.  We got back in the car and finished the drive. It was a long but spectacular day, which I will always cherish as a great memory with my parents. Later we even got a small canvas of the picture printed and it is a really cool sight to see.  The trip overall was great, we had great weather, great food, and great fun.  I hope to go back sometime soon, and maybe even finish the trail along the napali coastline on the island of kuaiwi.

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