day 17 - the last day

our first priority today was packing up for our final leg back to the mainland.  even though we had an 11pm flight, we had to check out of the resort by 11am.  we sadly said our goodbyes to this beautiful piece of paradise.

with the car loaded, what were we to do for the next 12 hours? first, we made a stop at one of the country's largest banyan trees, planted in 1873. it stands at over 60-feet high and is the size of an entire city block.

we got photobombed by a roaming chicken!

then we headed towards haiku, where daddy & the girls had signed up for a zipline adventure in the early afternoon.   we had a picnic lunch of various leftovers and snacks upon arrival as we waited for their appointment time.  after waivers were signed, it was time to get all geared up and head out.

as observers, it was nice that the grandparents and i could walk along the zipline paths and view their rides from the ground.  i was happy to have my fancy camera along and tried to catch all of the action.

there were several towers and the participants would zip from one to another in an orderly fashion.  i think there were 6-7 lines total.  as they arrived at the end from the last line, observers were given the opportunity to spray the zippers with water using toy water guns. it was funny because none of the riders were expecting it!

after posing for a quick photo, the adventure was over.

still too early to go to the airport, we drove around looking for a beach to wander around at for a bit.  we ended up at one that had turtles beaching on the shore.  we were not able to get very close but it was neat to see.

grandma & grandpa had surprised us with first-class seats for the journey home, but with the flight being an overnight, we mostly enjoyed the larger seats, legroom and quick exit from the plane.  after so many days of adventuring, we were mostly just ready to get home.  we landed in los angeles at 7:26am (technically day 18) and had to switch terminals and airlines, before boarding our final flight home at 8:55am.  thankfully, all of our luggage made it, and grandpa was our friendly ride from the airport around 2:00pm.

today's step count: 10,204