Took a long ride up and down and around the Big Island yesterday. Senator Daniel K. Inouye was influential in getting a cross Island road upgraded, now known as the Inouye Highway, or more commonly the Saddle Road that traverses 50 miles east from close to Waikoloa Village, all the way into Hilo. In the meantime, it gains 6,000 feet of altitude, and the road to the Observatories (Keck, etc. ) on the top of 13,796 ft Mauna Kea). Here's the saddle road, and one of the many lava flows that have passed this way:
After a picnic lunch at the Volcano National Park, we continued south from Hilo to make the loop, (eventually back to Waimea(Kamuela) where we are staying.) stopping at Punalu'u Beach with gorgeous black sand:
Passed the Southernmost bar in the United States, and just about 10 miles North of the Southernmost land in the United States.
Today, we followed up with a "beach day" that included a grueling 6 mile hike along a rough lava rock path south of Anaeho'omalu Bay (one of our favorite beaches this trip.
This last one here shows our return path along the ramrod straight "King's Trail". A road built by King Kamehameha.
Oh and here are some pics of the hill behind our cottage:
This last look is from the top of "our hill" looking down on the Town of Waimea.
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