We Go To The Beach!

On our day trip around the Big Island, we also wanted to see a black sand beach.  Along HWY 11 there was a sign that said, "Black Sand Beach Road."  We took this sign to be a sign of some sort and followed it to a black sand beach.

I was a bit less than enthusiastic at what we saw.  I mean, sure, there was black sand and all, but so what.  Now, it may have been the rainy weather, the 6 hours in the car, or the prospect of more time on the road before we were done that undid my enthusiasm.  

I want to correct some things I may have said on some post cards we sent out.  The black sand beaches were not caused by an oil spill.  The sand does not stink to high heaven nor does it catch fire on a regular basis.  And, finally, I did not see a single sea bird, picnic basket, or young child get swallowed whole by a giant sandworm.

The Black Sand Beach
A very tropical, if overcast, strip of beach, across the small bay from us.

More Beach
This was closer to us.  We were too tired at this point to walk the 50 yards to get to this part of the beach.

Black Sand?
Where we were standing there was a lot more black lava than black sand.

Nancy At The Beach
Nancy and the black lava at the beach.

Nancy and Actual Black Sand
Yes, there was black sand near us.   The white flecks are coral and not, as I may have inadvertently mentioned, toxic waste.

John At The Beach
Here I am at about the southern most point in the United States.  The hat was required for driving a convertible with the top down.  You can see why there aren't very many pictures of me to spoil the scenery.

Black Sand Beach Campground
We could have spent the night at the beach.  We were probably tired enough to at this point.

Camaro At The Beach
There it is, in the parking lot at the beach at least.

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