Vacation on Big Island, Day 7

Last full day on the island, we decided to go for a long walk. After checking the map, we noticed a state park on the other side of the island and decided to go there for a day.

The waterfall sure is beautiful. But I am afraid that is as good as it gets. There are no hiking trails around here and you cannot get to the bottom either. So much for all the preparation we made for the hiking.














We arrived home early than expected so we decide to sit outside and enjoy the sunset one more time.













We figured out how to work with camera to offset the brightness of the sun and took another one, which is even nicer with the shadow of the trees.















Last night on this nice island, we were just relaxing by the ocean, wishing we had one more week to go.

Vacation on Big Island, Day 6

Capt. Cook

We rented a kayak and paddle ourselves to this place, which is only accessible through the water. We also rented snorkel gear and had a lot of fun there. Shane even got a chance to swim right on top of a turtle for about 3 minutes! Too bad our camera was not water-proof so we didn't dare to take it with us.

Vacation on Big Island, Day 5

Heard of green sand beach? There is one on the Big Island. We heard from a co-worker, saw it on the Big Island map, read it on the tour guide.

Instead of going to farmers market to taste all the tropical, exotic, cheap fruits, seeing how macadia nuts are processed, we decided to find this place. so we walked, wanna quit, walked,
saw a lady who did quit, walked more, ready to give up, walked...






There it is! A secluded area with green sand! Not many people know about this place, or they just simply give up for walking about an hour.














The warning sign said precisely that you can't take sand home. What we got out of this? Sun burn, near dehydration, dirty foot, and satification!