Sunday, December 26, 2010

Adventurous Walk

Christmas Day we ate our turkey lunch together - it was good - and then set off for a gentle walk.

As it happened, we missed a turn, and ended up doing the much more challenging Waimano Ridge Trail, which starts in a temperate forest before gradually shading into jungle as it goes deeper into the hills.

The going was rough under-foot.

Of particular note were the multiple rope-assisted canyon-wall traversals, one example shown here - though these photographs don't quite convey the hundreds-of-feet drop that loomed immediately to our right. As we read in the guide book afterwards, there was "no room for error" on this trail.


Dr. "No Fear" Mom showed especially commendable grit in conquering this obstacle.
Naturally, after we'd returned everyone agreed that this adventure-walk was much more fun than the gentle stroll we'd intended to follow.

1 comment:

OEM said...

The wimps of the world salute you, Dr Mom!

But your family will never let you sit reading your book in the face of challenging terrain again...