The Mister and I played the tourists this past weekend. We went on a scenic green lava flow tour over near Makapu’u Lighthouse (the hike we took the previous weekend). We had to cross the highway and climb down into the lava tubes. It looked like something out of a horror film!
The Mister leading the way down the tubes.
Once we reached the other side, we were able to see some really unique sights
View as we walked out of the tube
High tide on the cliffs.
Crashing and receding
The light colored area on the ledge is where we came out of the tubes
You can see where the lava flowed and created layers along the rocky coast.
Didn’t take the pooch this time–we didn’t think the rest of the tour van would appreciate it–but it was probably for the best as we saw a VERY rare endangered Hawaiian monk seal! There are only 1100 left in the world. He didn’t want to look up (he was in serious snooze mode) for most photos, but he did sit up to check out who was approaching. We’re SO blessed to have seen one in the wild!
Checking us out. State law requires 6 feet of space, but we gave him 12 to be safe.
We don’t have anything planned for this coming weekend yet. Have to get the oil changed in the Dart and that requires trekking out to Kaneohe to the dealership. Since we’ve already seen Byodo-In Temple there, there’s really not much to see unless we rent kayaks and go out to Chinamen’s Hat island (Mokoli’i Island). We’ll definitely be driving by and making a stop for a few snaps, but kayak rental is pricey and we are trying to get some funds saved to take an inter-island trip when the Mister gets leave. I might get a few snaps of Ulupo Heiau too if I can convince the Mister to drive out there. It’s an ancient Hawaiian site–more details on that should I get some photos. It’s a bit out of the way though, so I might have to wait on that one for when we do the Maunawili Trail hike. We’ll see!
Until next time,
Cheers!
-A. xoxo
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