Saturday, 2-6-10 - The picture below is of the Na'Pali Coast. No roads. Only way to see it is via helicopter or boat. "Jurassic Park" mountains and jungle. This is where we were when the engine blew up on our helicopter! It was a pretty intense few minutes before our wonderful helicopter pilot Doug landed us safely, on the ONLY piece of level ground anywhere around.
You can see how small the patch of grass is where Doug set the helicopter down. What a thrill ride! We were met by some hippies who heard the engine fail and came to see if everyone was okay. Doug radioed in for help and one of the hippies, "AJ", led us down the beach to their camp about a half mile away.
"Uncle T", the leader of the camp, brought out chairs for all of us so we could wait for the rescue helicopter to arrive, then entertained us with stories about his 11 years of living there in the camp. He was a great host, and we all had the best time! Of course there is a lot more to this story, but not enough room or space on the blog to tell it all. You'll just have to call me. :)Sharon (me), Ted, April & Kenny
It took over a week for them to replace the engine on the downed helicopter, so they flew in and out of the Emergency Landing Pad that is right next to the hippie camp many times with parts, mechanics, etc. etc. April had given the helicopter company $20.00 and asked them to make sure Uncle T and his group got some ice cream, peanut butter and a few other requested items. The picture below is Uncle T's girlfriend retrieving some of the groceries that were delivered. There were several bags of groceries that were flown in to them during that week - way more than $20.00 worth. Meeting them and the time spent with them was one of the best parts of the entire trip!
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