Nice! It looks lovely especially since it's been in the single digits here. 😉 Did you know that Sheri (she was/is on SHS) lives in Hawaii now? http://carnealfamily05.blogspot.com/
Hawaii
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Our first on stop on the Big Island was Pu’uhonua o Honaunau located about 45 minutes from Kona. Do you see my parents on the left and Nathan by the water?
From the Visitor Center we walked
along the 1871 trail toward the Ki’ilae Village….
where we ventured off the beaten path……
to cross the lava landscape
dipping our toes in tidepools
exploring unique rocks
and jumping over little creeks
all the while searching for critters
such as this green sea turtle
There was something new to experience around every corner….
I don’t think I will ever tire of viewing beauty such as this………….
We ventured over to where the waves break along the edge of lava beach….
where we spotted a Mer’em (LOL – long time blog readers will remember our first Mer’em sighting 2 years ago in Kauai)….
The sun was beating down on us and it was HOT HOT HOT out on the lava! On our way back we walked along the trail exploring the historical structures
stopping to look at the statues along the way…imagine our suprise to recognize a few faces amongst them 🙂
In ancient Hawaiin custom, if you had broken even the slightest law the punishment was immediate death. One would swim across the bay and cross this lava field
hoping to reach this wall where they’d climb to safety. Here are some of our family members scaling the wall. I hope they make it in time 🙂
Whew.. it looks like everyone made it to safety!!!
Back near ths visitor center, Em & Tater enjoyed an ancient Hawaiian game which they played like checkers…
It was definitely worth the drive and if we ever find ourselves on the Big Island again, we’ll definitely make plans to spend an afternoon here enjoying the beautiful sights and sounds of this Place of Refuge. Perhaps we’ll plan to visit at sunset which I hear is spectacular from this area.
