Enjoy the beach and cut the bullshit

Guten Morgen!!! Right now I’m sitting in my room listening to the pouring rain, and I love it. I call times like this “rainy day moments”, because you can experience all the things you love about rainy days in a rainy moment. Right now sitting in bed, I get to feel lazy and calm listening to the rain and loving it. Its great knowing the rain will pass and the sun will come out. I love knowing that it’s going to be a perfectly clear beautiful day (mostly…remember, I am talking about Maui) and I can fall asleep to the sound of rain. . Last week was a crazy/good week, Wes officially left, Wednesday was Steve’s last day and farming was intense. On Wednesday we went grocery shopping for the first time as a group which was way more complicated that I though it would be, but I love going into town so I didn’t really care about what was going on with the food. After grocery shopping I went with Bettina to some thrift shops and bought some pretty dresses. I didn’t bring any of my normal clothes so I had been wearing shorts and t shirts all the time and it didn’t feel like me at all, so I’m super happy I can dress the way I like again! After shopping we met up with Steve and got some coffee and food. After thoroughly stuff my face we went to the mall so Steve could get some interview cloths (by the way he got the job *big smile*) and Bettina could get a phone. Maui malls are exactly like malls everywhere else, so you can totally forgo “malls” on your itinerary. Weather or not I like malls doesn’t matter because I was with people I love, so it’s all good. I honestly don’t remember Thursday, obviously nothing too exciting happened or I would totally remember. Friday Bettina and I went into Makawao and ended up going into the shop Lala works at and they have the most beautiful things. I bought jasmine and rose oil, both smell divine. Bettina got some Tibetan prayer flags to decorate our kitchen with. I loved the store; they sell what I would call Fairy cloths, long pointy sleeves, jagged hemmed skirts and dresses, pointy hooded coats and crazy vests.
Later that night we left with Christian to go camping in Hana. The road to Hana is the craziest drive I have ever been on! It’s all up (or down, I’m not quite sure) the mountain. So we were driving on these super curvy cliffs at night at a speed less desirable for this kind of landscape, but we got there just fine. When we got to the camp site Christian took us to a blow hole, except you couldn’t see it because it was pitch black out. While we were sitting on the rocks he whips out a didgeridoo and starts playing it. Even though I was half asleep the sound of the waves and the beautiful didgeridoo were truly magical. That night sleep didn’t come easy because being the genius I am, I forgot a pillow. FYI when camping, bring a freaking pillow. The next morning after Christian went spear fishing (this guy is crazy in the best ways) we went for a hike up to a waterfall. I totally forget the name of the water fall, woops sorry. The hike was beautiful, there were cliffs that looked over smaller waterfalls, and to get to the big waterfall you have to go through this amazing bamboo jungle. If I could describe the land in a couple of words it would be a “fairy land”. Everything was green and lush, there were little waterfalls everywhere, and every time the wind blew through the trees and bamboo it sounded like wind chimes. When we got to the waterfall Bettina and I went for a swim in the small pool under the water. I have swum in only a few waterfalls, but I have to admit it is my favorite thing to do besides going to the beach. Being connected with this element is so amazing and magical and opens my heart to myself and the magic of life. When the boys were tired of watching us soak up the spirit of the falls we hiked back down to the camp site.Later that afternoon the boys we were camping with went to go pick up their friends who were running in the Hana Run while Bettina, Christian and I went off to the beach. For some reason I was extremely exhausted and managed to forget my bathing suit at the camp site. I seriously don’t know how someone can forget a bathing suit when going to the beach, but I managed to accomplish this with ease. I was fortunate enough that Christian had and extra shirt, so I went swimming in my panties and his shirt. I am also not sure what beach we went to, but it was probably the second most beautiful beach I have been to so far, the first being Big Beach. The waves were perfect for floating and swimming in, and the water crystal clear. We hung out there for a while but since the waves weren’t good for surfing Christian took us to another beach. Instead of swimming I totally passed out in the back of the van for a while. When I woke up Christian and Bettina were enjoying fresh coconut water and meat which they shared, waking up to fresh coconut water is seriously the best treat! After my little nap at the beach we went back to the camp site to meet up with the rest of the group. The rest of the night we just hung out around the fire, went on a few walks, and slept. Sunday we packed up and went to black sand beach. Its not as much black sand as it is black rocks, but the parts that are sandy are amazing. Before you hike down to the beach there is a fresh water cave you are able to swim in. Swimming in the cave is on my top 3 favorite things I have done/seen here. The water was freezing but you don't really care because you are so fascinated that you are swimming in a freaking cave! After black sand beach we come home. If I can suggest 2 things to do before you die it would be go swim in a water fall and go swim in a cave.....just do it. LOVE to all <3