Meditation magic

We woke "early" to enjoy the sunrise. We are staying at a meditation and yoga retreat center south of Pahao. The room is a 15 X 20 screened in room with queen bed and optional curtains set in the jungle. The nights are full with calls of tiny tree frogs that Chris calls Bo-peep forge as this is the sound they make. And the sounds of waves at the coast. 

The sun crested as a bright pink ball at just after 6. While waiting a falcon landed just outside our screen window. And the we watched a bright green, red and blue gecko eat breakfast with a tiny pink tongue. 

From there we headed down the road on foot to a state park beach. Along the way a woman in a truck offered us a ride. When she turned right and drive on and on we started getting nervous. First about the walk back and finally about where she was taking us. Turned out she was lost but when we sorted it out and turned around we landed at an amazing natural volcanic heated spring mixed with ocean surf. It was a perfect warm temperature and I will be found there again tomorrow morning. 

From there to the biggest farmers market of the island with many local produce. We enjoyed a number of treats: stuffed  breads, papaya salad, smoothies, purple tapioca...  

That is bread with cream cheese baked in!

Then to lava tree state park where the lava engulfed trees, burned them and left hallow tubes behind. 

Then to the local point cape kumulahi. It was like a waste land of broken lava  dumping into the punishing sea. 

Finally a frog walk in the deafening jungle and now tucked into our lovely bed. A magical day.