PLANTATION (Day 5)
We drove back up the east side of the island to visit the Kilohana Plantation. There was a 40-minute train ride that took us through some of the fields. The estate was created back in 1935 by sugar baron Gaylord Wilcox. In 1986, it became available to the public.
All aboard!
The inside of the train was built from mahogany.
Sugarcane fields in front of Haupu Mountain ... and rows of pineapples
The train stopped so we could feed a bunch of ravenous goats, sheep and pigs.
Where there's a will, there's a way!
The ever-present chickens ... and a pair of Zebra doves. Native to Southeast Asia, these doves were introduced to Hawaii in 1922.
A quick glimpse inside the 16,000 square foot historic mansion built by George Wilcox and his nephew Gaylord in 1935.
A short way up the road was the 173-foot Wailua Falls. Its fame comes from being in the opening credits of the tv show Fantasy Island.
On the way back down to the condo, we made a short stop at the lovely Mahaulepu Beach, a yummy visit to a roadside fruitstand and a quick view of an old sugar mill.
Mahaulepu Beach
Apple bananas, papaya, mango, logan berries ... and fresh coconut. In the background, a man continues to crack open new ones, tossing the husks on the big pile next to him.
Only the stone chimney and foundations remain from 1840. At one point, this was the island's largest industry.
We loitered about the condo until dark. Then we set out to celebrate the Fourth of July with fireworks on the beach.
A sea turtle bobs in the surf. ... Sunset from the lanai
