Kanye West to Kalalau

Fullmoon Rising over the mountains of the Kalalau valley.

Happy to have completed the 11 mile hike, to paradise.

This was our campsite, with a waterfall to the right that we showered in and drank out of,

still not sick:)

A seal who joined us for the day, have you ever smelled a seal fart? We have.

Alix striking her pose in a cave on Kalalau beach, Yoga Journal anyone?

A view of the Na Pali Coast from the boat.

The last couple weeks have been laid back, yet amazing. We've been chilling at Phil's, had a brief stint on a Kanye West music video, got paid well for it too. Alix was going to fire-dance for the video, but the ignorance of Los Angelians shone through when they built a giant bonfire on the beach, not realizing that tides change and it was soon washed away, cutting the shooting short, we still got paid for sitting around a bonfire on the beach, watching rap stars play with their baseball caps in front of a camera.

We hiked the Kalalau Valley trail with an amazing Austrian girl named Claudia, she extended her trip to stay with us for a few days, which is turning to into over a week, and happens to be a professional snowboarder. The journey was 11 miles each way along a rugged coast line, up and down cliffs and in and out of lush valleys. When we got to the beach where we camped, a man with stunningly, abornmally, bright blue eyes came out of the jungle and gave each of us an orange from the valley to welcome us, then he walked away in to a rainbow. He was definately a symbol for what this place is like. A lot of people, like this man, live deep in the jungle and sustain themselves on the garden of edenesque land.

We planned on staying one night, but it was hard to leave even after 3 days. We had to get creative with feeding ourselves, so one night we went fishing for prawns in the river and cooked up a feast! We also lived off the extra food that people left behind when they hiked out, or went into the valley looking for tomatoes, oranges, and squash.

At night, we watched whales breaching during the sunsets, and then sat around a campfire playing music, and watching the clear night sky. This place is too powerful to describe, guess you'll have to go see it yourselves!

Only bummer, when we returned from the hike our car had been broken in to. Luckily our valuables were not inside, but all of Alix's clothes and souveniers she'd collected along our travels were stolen, even her travel journal. But she says "At least my bag is lighter!" After being in such an amazing place where the land and the people just keep giving, it is really trivial in comparison.

Just over a week before we come home, we are relaxing at the moment but might hop over to the Big island.

Happy Easter!