http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Hawaii/Molokai/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from North America , United States , Hawaii , Molokai en-us Fri, 05 Dec 2008 01:15:42 UTC Fri, 05 Dec 2008 01:15:42 UTC It is a rainy day my first so far in Waikiki so I thought I would catch up on the travelblog while eating Hurricane Popcorn Korean BBQ flavor.Could it be the island of the Lepers reputation Or maybe because it has no stop lights fast food chains Starbucks or any buildings bigger than palm trees Whatever the reason much to my delight Moloka'i has been left behind the rest of the U. http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Hawaii/Molokai/blog-216874.html There are three options for getting to Kalaupapa 1 fly 2 hike the trail 3 ride a mule down the trail. The hike is... strenuous. 1600 feet. 26 switchbacks. If you do the hike switchback number 18 is reputed to be about halfway. Takes about 1 hour and 15 minutes. Flying in is a bit of an adventure note the breaking wave at the end of the runway in the last photo and yes that is the direc http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Hawaii/Molokai/blog-126221.html Flipped the kayak swam to shore... well yeah but that was in July of 1985. Yesterday I walked the same shore and 'relived' the event. The hike was easy enough six hours blue sky blue water puffy white clouds and Kona winds. The kayak story goes like this...When I lived on Maui in 1985 my friend Mark had a 2 person Nautiraid folding kayak. We'd used it for a year or so to explore the co http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Hawaii/Molokai/blog-123525.html The north shore of Molokai. Blue sky. Blue water. Green cliffs. Windy I forgot how windy it is here how it can wake you in the night how the coconut palms are always fighting the wind looking tattered and tired. Occassionally the wind lets up then the constant background sound is the crashing of north shore waves. http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Hawaii/Molokai/blog-120531.html