Hoku and Haleakala

Hoku in Hawaiian means: Star

Being outside at night is like stepping in a different world. When driving right by the ocean in the day you can't stop admiring the beauty. Everything from the shade of blue to the size and sound of the waves; it is mesmerizing. At night, everyone knows the sharks are out to feed. The calming waters make you uneasy. The teal and baby blue color fade and all you see is black. The ocean is so inviting. In the day the waves roll like laughter begging for you to come play. At night you can feel the intensity of the moment. Its as if every footprint in the sand has to be placed with conscious thought. The ocean that was once innocent is now oozing for excitement, danger, and risk....

Don't know where that came from... A little artistic flow... Anyway! I've slept on the beach twice so far.

Just a tip: Wear warm clothes. I thought I would be fine with sweats and a warm jacket... I was cold and was happy to head back to a nice warm bed. Yes, I went back to sleep it was 5:30 A.M.

I tried sleeping outside by myself in the cute beach chairs with a sun-roof thing. Didn't really work out very well. I was up every hour and when I finally asleep I was awaken by what I thought was a rainstorm. I love the rain so I thought to myself as long as I stay under the roofing I'll be fine... It started leaking through the roof... I grabbed my stuff prepared to book it to the car, when I realized that it was only heavy duty sprinklers!!! Wet and tired I parked it on a hammock a little up the road from the flash flood I just experienced. The hammock was so comfortable but my damp clothes were really uncomfortable and starting to irritate my skin. I headed home at 2:30 in the morning. 

Keep in mind the stars on both of these adventures were fantastic! Laying on a beach for 15 minutes can leave you with at least 3 wishes from shooting stars. 



We went late night hot tubing and got home around 2 A.M.
Snacktime will include a delicious apple banana with my famous boyfriend Justin(peanut butter)

 We decided since we were already up might as well drive 4 hours to get to the Haleakala Crater. I mean what else are we suppose to do at 2 in the morning....        

This is the before picture. 15 minutes after leaving the house my co-pilot Aly decides to fall asleep....
Yay! 4 hour car ride just me, myself and I

 In the fashion that we left the house both Aly and I forgot to grab our wallets. With no money and a DICK state patroller at the gate of the Haleakala National Park that wouldn't take a card number-___- We had to exit the park and flag down a car and fortunately the first car we asked paid $10 for us to get in!!

I had 3 sweatshirts, leggings, sweats, scarf and I was still FREEZING!! It was about 40 degrees F. So compared to Utah winter weather it wasn't too bad. For Victoria who is use to warm nice sunny weather it was soo cold! We got up to the mountain at 5:30; the sun doesn't rise till 6:15...

Was if worth the 4 hour drive?.... Ya... It was cool seeing my first actual sunrise, but it was FREEZING!! I left the mountain sick! Pretty much made me realize I can't go back to Utah winter... EVER!