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Sunday, April 07, 2013
South Point green sands beach
This spot is near the southernmost point in the United States and requires a trek through some uninhabited ranching lands on the Big Island. We were told it was about a twenty-minute jaunt to the spot, but it turned out to be a 3 mile, hour and a half hike over the tricky footing of the lava rock so common on the Big Island. It was lovely to arrive at the beach after a long trek in beachwear. I put my goggles on and swam for a while, not seeing anything but the plain sand bottom. I was just about to give up when an enormous sea turtle swam past me. I lazily followed him as he went up and down between depths around me just exploring. As with all of our turtle encounters on the Big Island, he seemed to find me rather than the other way around, and he kept close, reflecting a deep curiosity.
Kona Coast Macadamia Nut Factory
Look at that pile of nuts. These were the most wonderful macadamia nuts, too. We chatted for a while with an old man and we jokingly complained that we were getting a lot of the rain on the Kona Coast and he gave us a complimentary bag of chocolate macadamia nuts because he felt bad for the weather we were getting.
Paradise
I’d been scrubbing the deck, and all at once a chap said to me: “Why, there it is.” And I looked up and I saw the outline of the island. I knew right away that there was the place I’d been looking for all my life. Then we came near, and I seemed to recognise it. Sometimes when I walk about it all seems familiar. I could swear I’ve lived here before.
(Somerset Maugham, The Moon and Sixpence)
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