The other day I went to the Hawaii Tropical Bioreserve and Garden – it’s pretty close to Mahana House and it sounded cool. I took a ton of photos too. So, here goes!
The walk in started with a boardwalk
This photo doesn’t really show how tall these trees are!
These leaves were enormous
Onomea Waterfalls
Lily Lake:
Onomea Bay
A guy on a jet ski photobombing:
The waves are so powerful – I hadn’t thought of it but I read somewhere that the waves have travelled a long way to get to the island, with nothing in their way to stop them. No wonder they’re so strong
Boulder Creek Falls
This tree reminds me of a giant chicken (or dinosaur!) foot:
This flower was cool – it was a big spiral
I loved this shadow:
I liked this shadow too
Tri-colored bamboo – reminds me of a traffic light!
Cat Whisker flower
Lots of orchids everywhere
On the way back out
After leaving the Garden, I stopped at What’s Shakin’ – a smoothie / lunch place – the guide books for the area claim their smoothies are close to the best on the island. The secret? They use frozen bananas instead of ice. I also got a seared salmon wrap and a hummus veggie wrap – both were good!
I went to another gardens nearby – stay tuned for that next! Until then!