Day Two of the Island Adventure found us all over the place. We started the day at the Volcano Winery. Nothing like a little wine tasting to start your Monday off right! I fell in love with two of the six wines, and had six bottles (three of each) shipped back to the Mainland to await my arrival. Woot!
Next we went to a self-sustaining, organic farm to see if an old friend of Mariah's was home, but she wasn't. So we looked at her flowers and greenhouses instead. It started to downpour rain on us mid-wander, but I managed to snap these three flower pictures before that.
The rain was short-lived, and as we drove up the east side of the Island, the trees were thick and lush. Many of the forests we drove past were pitch black inside. Many of the trees were amazing. None moreso, however, than the Monkey Pod trees. I could stare at the sky through a Monkey Pod canopy for days:
Mesmerizing...
Onto the Hot Ponds! Little pockets of fresh, warm water just inland of the ocean. Very relaxing.
More of Day Two to come...(yes, it was a very long day...)
