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Greg
Jody
E.G.D.Aloha from Hilo
Posted by E.G.D. on April 2, 2015
Black sand and kayaks (photo © Jody Diehl)
We started the day on the Big Island of Hawaii with a kayak tour of Hilo Bay, crossing the bay and riding the swells. We ended the crossing going up river to a secluded cove with banyan trees and multiple waterfalls that used to serve as power to sugar mills. We returned to the black sand beach along Hilo Bay Beachfront Park before lunch and went back to change and eat on the ship.
Having been to the Big Island before, we decided to simply tour on foot the rest of the day. The Hilo Port/Bay area is dotted with numerous beach parks and small secluded coves for swimming, paddle boarding, picnicking, fishing, and boating.
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- Reeds Bay (photo © Jody Diehl)
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- Reeds Bay Fun in the Sun (photo © Jody Diehl)
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- More fun in the sun at Reeds Bay (photo © Jody Diehl)
We finished our day with swimming at Reeds Bay Beach Park, where families were settled in for a day of fun in the sun. There were picnickers, paddle boarders, swimmers, and canoeists all enjoying the clean little coral strewn shoreline. A local told us about the Wailoa River that meets the sea here and produces the cold water pooling in the “Ice Pond.’ The cold water combines with very warm water produced by the underwater lava vents. You swim from cold to warm and back to cold with each stroke. Pretty neat!
Have a wonderful day! – Jody & Greg
Enchanted Seashells, Confessions of a Tugboat Captain's Wife said
So beautiful!
E.G.D. said
Hawaii is that, pretty consistently! Thanks for dropping by ^_^