sunday morning's weather was great, and so it calls for another adventure.  the challenge:  hiking Sokehs Rock.  it's the top left picture (see below), and we made it to the top (the biggest chunk of rock)! 

i've done it with another group (see previous blog entry), but i had to drag my friends so i can share this extraordinary experience with them.  it's considered "moderately strenuous" by mountaineers.  but for ordinary hikers (we're not even REAL hikers, hehe) like us, it meant a very hard trek.  it's 498 feet high!  the hike is not too long (about an hour and a half each way), but you suddenly find yourself climbing a very steep stairway, then just having some trees to hold on to while you're moving sideways to get to the other side.  and of course, the last part of the deal:  you have to pull yourself up the big rock at an angle of about 80 degrees while holding on to the steel pole, with the sight of the vast ocean on both sides, the sky on top and unforgiving basaltic rocks if you look down.  add pretty strong winds to the thrill.  the website says, "People with acute acrophobia might not want to try this one, however."  definitely. 

i'm so glad i did it one more time, coz the first time was very very hard for me (i later found out i was sick).  the second time was definitely a breeze.

of course, the view on top is an amazing sight.  i couldn't help but give credit to the great Architect who perfectly built all that my eyes could see. 

yes, we're all sore from the hike, but i'm sure this won't be our last stop.