Trip to Mahalo Mountains and Dam

The faculty at NHTC arranged an outing to the Mahalo Mountains and Dam. We spent almost the whole day driving through mountains and around mountains and the views just got better and better and more breathtaking. I felt as though we were driving up the highway to heaven! Through all the mountains there were villages lots of animals, cows, goats, sheep wandering on the sides of the steep mountains. There was always at least one family member attending to the animals. But, about 7,000 - 8,000 feet up- I wasn't expecting sheep to be grazing! As if that wasn't exciting enough, we came to the Lodge and the Dam- I am attaching a few pictures knowing that they do not do justice to the majesty and awe we experienced that day. We picniced along the edge of the dam and did some minor climbing. The sky was azure blue with a few big white clouds floating by, the only sound was the water lapping at the edge of land. What a relaxing and peaceful day. And great companionship getting to know more about each other's cultures. We chatted most of the trip, and I was priviledged to see the village where one of my colleagues family is from!