We tried another hike last Friday. When we were at Pu'uhonua o Honaunau the week before we saw a trail head labeled Trail of 1871. So we came back and took it. At first it was hot and muggy, and not too interesting, walking through a dirt trail with nothing but lava and occasional brush to look at. Then we made our way to the beach and blazed our own trail over all the lava rocks. It was much cooler there and we loved seeing all the different lava formations, and lava colors! Due to the lava flow into the ocean, there are beautiful cliffs and caves all along the coast. The water was crystal clear, and looking down even from a height of 20 feet up or so, we could see yellow tang swimming below! There were several spots that we debating whether or not it would be a safe place to cliff dive! At the end of our walk, we came to what looked to be a tomb? We imagined a beautiful Hawaiin princess being buried there, with a view over the ocean was that breathtaking! A yellow Plumeria tree was planted over it. It seemed to be the perfect resting place. When we got back to the park I asked the Rangers about it. Turns out it was just an old concrete water cistern! Bummer! We liked our story much better! :)
One of the caves carved out by the sea.
We had to be at least 20 feet up above the water here.
The lava tubes had been closed off to the public. I read that these tubes wind there way to the sea, and at the end of the tube, you are at a cliff overlooking the ocean!
There were many different colors in the lava.
Final resting place of a beloved Hawaiin Prnicess, or water tank? Which story do you like better?
2 comments:
wow! that water is sooo beautiful!! i definitely vote for the princess story. that would be a good resting spot. love the plumeria tree! iam glad you got a pix of that!
Unbelievably gorgeous. The princess story is the best but I'm sure you'll find the real one soon.
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