Neil & Sharon

We woke up early in the morning and did our best to start hitching from where we were (almost the most northern part of the island) down to Hanapepe (almost the most western side of the island - between the western and northern points, it is not accessible by car). We figured the drive would be about 2 hours, so we figured we'd be lucky to make it there under 5.

Turns out we'd make it in just over 2 hours.

Our first ride was two characters out of south park. I can't even begin to describe them. Our second ride, was an old hippy who fears being trapped and was driving back downtown from her AA meeting. Amazing. Our third ride was a girl who was probably the biggest disaster in combination with her car. She had a sheet of plexy glass taped on for her rear window, the lining of the car was all falling off, and she looked like she just partied for the last week straight. But she was the sweetest girl. Our forth was a new local with Hawaiian print seat covers and our fifth was an old security man who pounded fists and partook in a seemingly sketchy and illegal fish exchange. Kinda awesome. We even got rained on in the back.

Grabbed some lunch, listened to West Side Smitty again. Then backtracked a bit for some brick oven pizza that Ace was craving. Got picked up by some Burning Man types.

Finally that night, we got to the treehouse, and it was amazing. Outdoor shower? Yes please. I had a shower outside, in the rain.