Hawaii

November 5-28, 2011

hawaii - november 12

Kipahulu and the Pipiwai Trail

Venus Pool

From Kipahulu campground, just before getting to Hana, there's a beautiful fresh water pool. Called Waioka by the Hawaiians, it's also known as the Venus Pool. Located next to the ocean with a hala tree-capped ball of lava symmetrically dividing the sea view, it's only about a 15 minute hike from the highway where you park your car (park on the Hana side of the bridge near MM48). The trail skirts the land of the Hana Ranch and goes past a large concrete things that is an old Portuguese oven after which it veers sharply to the right and down a slippery slope of rocks to the stream. (From "Maui Revealed")

 

To get to the Venus Pool you have to cross private property...
the landowner wishes to remind folks that he is not responsible for injury to any person according to the law.

We head across the field in the hopes of still being able to catch the sunset at the Venus Pool.

As the sun starts to set the rainforest looks on fire.

You can sympathize with the locals who must get so annoyed with tourists who are disrespectful of the land and its people.

The remnants of an old Portuguese oven.

Panorama of the ocean view from the bluff by the Venus Pool.

Looking over the Venus Pool towards the ocean.

The waterfall and stream that feed the Venus Pool.

Rubby goes for an evening swim and climbs up on the island rock.

Sam and Christopher at the Venus Pool.

Waterfall cascading into the Venus Pool.

Rubby swimming at the Venus Pool.

Time for Christopher to get his evening bath. ;-)

Sam getting ready for her turn to swim.

Sam in the Venus Pool.

After a long adventure-filled day Christopher is out like a light as soon as we get in the van to drive back to camp.

 

[ Pipiwai Trail - Part 1 | Pipiwai Trail - Part 2 | Oheo Pools | Lindbergh | Venus Pool ]

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