For the last three days of Spencer's paternity leave, we booked a suite at Okuma. We decided to head out a bit earlier in the day and do some other fun things on the way up there to kind of break up the drive. Our first stop was Manzamo Point, which is also called Elephant Point and the toilet bowl. Spencer's biking crew took a break there on the big ride a few weeks ago and he wanted us to see it too.
There were some vendor tents set up near the parking lot, and while we browsed the Japanese ladies were going gaga over Sydney's hair. One lady kept telling us she looked like a movie star (maybe it was her 8 necklaces and her blinged out headband?). Another one put a fake flower on a bobby pin and put it in her hair. Sydney was totally eating it up.
People were also admiring this cutie pie. Check out those squishy legs!
See the elephant?
Not quite sure which area is the toilet bowl, but I know it's a popular diving spot for scuba divers.
We couldn't have asked for better weather!
Our next stop was Hiji Falls, which I'd heard you get to by going up a lot of stairs. In my mind that meant a bunch of stairs going up some huge hill, but I was mistaken! Turns out it required hiking a mile (each way) on a path through the woods with stairs going up and down, up and down.
We checked out some smaller waterfalls at the start of the path.
And then up, up, up we went!
Good thing my little girl likes climbing stairs, cause there were lots of 'em.
The path for the hike was right along a river. At the half way point, we crossed over it via a suspension bridge that was up pretty high.
Sydney and Spencer, who was putting on a happy face for the camera. Not a big fan of heights, that one.
He crossed the bridge with one hand firmly on the rail and took slow, cautious steps. I may or may not have jumped up and down a few times to freak him out... but he didn't even notice.
Some of the steps got pretty steep, but Sydney just kept on plugging. There was a Japanese girl in front of us hiking in platform wedge heels. I mean, really??
After lots more stairs, we finally made it!
Spencer was afraid Sydney was going to ask him to hold her for the hike back, but she totally did it all by herself. She did eventually ask him to, but it was when we were like a minute away from our car. She was quite the trooper. We got to Okuma just in time for dinner, then went up more stairs (ha!) to a lookout point to watch the sun set.
It was a good day.
2 comments:
I think the Japanese were excited about Syd's purple shoes. Such beautiful scenery, and it looks like you got your exercise for the week.
Wow, so impressed with Sydney for doing that big hike! I love that she wears several necklaces everyday and hope she never looses her fabulous fashion sense! :)
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