We went south to Malu'aka beach; as we arrived, a large group of serious swimmers in Speedos were getting ready, pulling on swim caps and adjusting goggles - several told us that they meet every Sunday morning to swim a mile down the coast and back - some only swim one way - there were at least 30 of them, with three kayakers.
Later we drove a few miles further; the road changed from a narrow twisty 2 lane one, to a bumpy narrow road over a lava field, where if you met another car, one of you had to find a place to pull over, as far as possible, to let the other pass. The road ends at La Perouse Bay, where you can either hike on a trail over lava rock, or explore the tidal pools.
On our way back we stopped at a food truck for fish tacos, and watched multi-coloured birds nearby; I saw a mongoose - they were introduced here to control rats, but now eat the eggs of ground nesting birds...
Photo by la favelafave via Flickr
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