Hawaii Pics Wrapup

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There are no black sand beaches on Kauai, but there is one dark sand beach, caused by dark sediment brought by a river.




Nearby some rocks needed to stand up.


This is the river that makes the sand dark. The last few hours of our vacations together are always strange. My dad and I have by that time done all the major things we've wanted to, and then set out to find what there is near by, without taking too many plane-missing risks. This side trip was charming and untouristy. (the tricycle has a cd player taped to the handlebars)


This was what brought us to this place--the ditch on the right is actually an ancient construction built by the first people to come to Hawaii (not the current "native" Hawaiians, who spread from Tahiti) to irrigate their Taro crops.


If we find a precarious looking footbridge, we have to cross it!


An old man takes a bath in the river.