No rest for Grammie today - as if she didn't travel enough yesterday, we put her in the car today for a 2 hour trip to the northern end of the island for a look at the Higashi Azalea Fest. I had read and heard about the impressive azaelea show that took place on the hills around the Village of Higashi, and impressive it was! Fifty thousand (or that's what the paper said) azalea bushes all dressed in their springtime finest blooming on the green hills of the more rural portion of the island. Too me, it was more impressive than the much-talked about cherry blossoms, but that's my personal opinion.
The azalea bushes all grow in a park that the people of Higashi have built on a beautiful hillside overlooking the Pacific ocean. Although today was overcast (we dodged the rain by the skin of our teeth), the azaleas still exuded color and springtime brightness. The park was a natural layout of curving sweeps of azalea color with walking trails perforating the color. The only downfall was a gravity defying bridge that stopped Stevie in his tracks. Grammie, the kids and I braved the bridge and caught up to Stevie later on.
The bridge...
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