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Miscellaneous Points of Interest
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~ 2001 ~
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Rainbow mist against Mauna Kea from Saddle Road | Hawaiian "graffiti" on the road to Kekaha Kai State Park |
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Punalu'u Black Sand Beach | Hawksbill turtle catching some rays |
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Lava tube south of Pu'uhonua o Honaunau | View above lava tube |
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Looking toward Ho'okena Beach Park | Hawaiian gecko |
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Hikiau Heiau (temple of human sacrifice) on Kealakekua Bay in Napo'opo'o | Keauhou Bay |
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Zach's Kanaka Kava bar: the place to go after taste-testing too much Kona coffee :) | Tastes worse than Tequila, but no hangover! |
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~ 2009 ~
| Sea Mountain in the southern area, a 5 minute walk from the Black Sand Beach in Punalu'u |
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| Feathered visitors near our patio, and weird ducks on the golf course walkway |
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Cool tree roots along the golf walkway (left); view of an older green caldera or cinder cone from the driveway to Sea Mountain (right) |
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| The shore from Sea Mountain, but on an overcast, "voggy" & drizzling day |
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Strange crabs on the lava rock |
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| We hiked a couple miles south/southwest along the shore, even though the weather wasn't the greatest |
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| Besides some great views, there were interesting altars |
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And surfers making attempts in the next bay, but they didn't perform for me |
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Graveyard (left) above the short walk to the Black Sand Beach |
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Freshwater pond behind the Black Sand Beach (left); our heart-shaped Ahi for dinner that evening (right) :) |
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Heading the other direction from Sea Mountain to
Ka Lae, or South Point |
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Windmills un-maintained on the way to South Point which is the most southern latitude of the U.S. |
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Boats without power need to tie up to these or they'll drift to Antarctica |
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| On the road to Lava Tree State Park (love these trees!), east of Pahoa |
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| Interesting depth formations... |
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More interesting formations, at least 10 feet high... |
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Surfer dude at one of the parks east of Pahoa |
Reflection along the path we walked near the surfers |
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| Our last night in Kona, visiting Judy at the Kanaka Kava bar, and dining at Quinn's delicious restaurant, owned by Diane & Noland from Green Bay, WI (of course, Packer fans :)) |
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~ 2010 ~
| From our lovely condo this year at Sea Mountain rented from a private owner, not the nice "timeshare" from last year, but much more flexible & private :) Also more images of our "yard visitors" and of the resort shoreline |
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The Green Sand Beach near South Point. Without 4WD, a 4-mile RT hike from the road |
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Below: Turtles catching rays on the Black Sand Beach and offshore, also 2 images from shore |
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~2011~
 More views from our turf at Sea Mountain |
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~2012~
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Another turtle at Black Sand Beach (left); views from Highway 11 between Na'alehu and Sea Mountain (right) |
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| Back road from Na'alehu to Pahala |
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| Kawa'a Beach down the road from our condo at Sea Mountain, a nice short walk |
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Not a swimming beach but maybe for surfer dudes (see in 2009 where we watched from above on one of our hikes from Sea Mountain) |
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| Religious structure on the way to the beach, a local home & historical board |
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Cute crab near our turf |
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| West of Whittington Beach down the road from us (the waves splashed my camera) |
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Click here for a video of these cool waves |
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