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We arrived early afternoon to the Hilton resort and wanted to get a little bit of touring in before the day ended. We bought a travel book Hawaii, The Big Island Revealed which so far has been a good tour book. We typically use the Lonely Planet to help us travel, but since we are staying at the same place during our trip we don't need the practical expertise that the Lonely Planet provides. This book does a good job of helping us explore the sites in realistic chunks.
So we drove from Waikoloa north towards a small town named Hawi where we got some ice cream. Yeah, as tourists we officially can eat an ice cream cone since we see so many people doing the same back in Sausalito. We drove to the end of the road and hiked the Pololu Trail to a black sand beach.
The hike is fairly short, but requires some careful stepping to get down the steep trail. Well worth the trip, but we didn't hang out long because we knew the sun was setting soon.
We found a road near the Uplou Airport and watched the vast ocean absorb the sun while the waves were crashing nearby.
We have happily arrived.
Photo Map for this Trip
Intro: A'awon and Kawol in Hawai'i
Day 1: North Kohala
Day 2: Volcanos National Park
Hey, we hiked that same trail! As I recall, I poked Anna in the eye by mistake, we ran into a giant spider, and I lost my favorite hat in the surf. Hope you two had better luck.
Posted by: Elan Feingold | January 21, 2008 at 03:01 PM