Hawaii 2021
Posts from our trip to Hawaii in October and November 2021. We visited Oahu, Hawaii (the Big Island), and Maui. This was our first trip (flying) after the COVID pandemic started in 2020.
Catching up from yesterday… In my ongoing quest to try all the world’s regional delicacies, we had lunch at Super J’s so we could try Lau Lau. Lau Lau is a HawIian specialty that is basically pork and fish steamed in taro leaves. Not half bad! (Honaunau-Napoopoo, HI)
Posted on October 26, 2021
Gecko. (Kahaluʻu, HI)
Posted on October 25, 2021
Sunset from the balcony of our B&B. The view’s slightly obstructed, but not half bad. (Kahaluʻu, HI)
Posted on October 24, 2021
The second and final beach of the day was Ho’okena Beach. It’s a gray sand beach—yet another color of sand I’d never seen before. This was a great beach with lots of local families enjoying the waves. (Ho‘okena, HI)
Posted on October 24, 2021
Along the way, we came across the path of a lava flow from 2018. It’s just desolate. Almost like the surface of the moon.
Posted on October 24, 2021
Lunch stop: Hana Hou in Naahelu, the southernmost restaurant in the United States. At least that’s what they claim, and I have no reason to doubt them. The baked goods were excellent. (Naalehu, HI)
Posted on October 24, 2021
In this photo, you can see fresh water springs jetting to the surface in tidal pools. This keeps the pools colder than I’d care to swim in, but the kiddos didn’t seem to mind. (Punalu‘u, HI)
Posted on October 24, 2021
There were a whole bunch (A herd? A gaggle?) of turtles at Punalu’u. Most were just chilling on the beach, but some were grazing in the tidal pools. (Punalu‘u, HI)
