Friday: Day 3

This was officially our first beach day. We started out at Hapuna Beach which is the largest stretch of beach on the island. It was definitely beautiful, but lots of other people thought so, too...which means it was a bit too crowded for my taste.

So, after hanging out for a while, we headed to a remote bay just south of where we were. We pulled over off the highway to what looked like the right spot and then meandered around looking for signs of a way down to the water. We found something similar to a trail that led us over lava beds, through small springs, and fairly dense vegetation...and then we saw water! You could see where the lava flowed until it met the ocean, and where that same lava had formed a small black sand beach. There were green sea turtles all over just enjoying the sun. It was pretty cool!