In all our previous trips to the Big Island we have visited Pololu Lookout but we have never walked down to the black sand beach. This time we not only walked down but we also walked up from the other side of the beach. Down the trail was about 20 minutes but up the other side was a steep 40 minute hike up to another lookout through a sometimes very narrow heavy growth path. Coming back down this path took quite awhile as well because it was not only steep but also very slippery in places. My Teva sandals were probably not the best choice for this hike. Then the final trip back out of the valley to the lookout was hot and steep. There were a lot of stops on the way back up to "let's...gasp...look...huff...at....wheeze...the...pant....view".
During the day we met a couple from Durango, Colorado, Kelly and Jill, who are staying in Kapa'au which is just down from Hawi. We got talking about cribbage for some reason and said we should get together for a game which then escalated to a dinner back at our place. We had grilled swordfish with grilled asparagus and basil/spinach pasta. The cribbage game was heated with Jill and I winning the first game but then Kelly and Mary coming back to skunk us and win the best of three contest.
We're hoping to go out for dinner with them to Minnie's and finish of the evening with a rematch.with a rematch.
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