Talking about beaches, the Papakolea green sand beach gets it’s color from olivine crystals created from eruptions to a dormant volcano years ago. Nestled in Mahana Bay, this is truly a unique place and one of only two green sand beaches in the world. We went there after visited the black sand beach at the Punaluu Beach Park. It was amazing to see how the landscape and colors changed over an 1-hour drive.
When we got to the entrance of the green sand beach, a local guy told us it would be a 2.5 hours hike to the beach. So, he offered to give us a ride... We got on his off-road truck and went through one of the most amazing and most unbelievable piece of volcanic ash lands.
The guy was born and raised on the Big Island. He proudly told us that, for 55 years, he had never left the island. In fact, he never went to the north or west side of the Island (the green sand beach is at the south tip of the island). He told me that he could see everything around this small area and there was no need for him to go anywhere else. You know what? I agree with him, and I can truly see purity in his mind because he has been so content with everything around him -- the lava, the beaches, the colorful sands and the deep blue ocean...
Don't you wish that some day we could all live a simple and relaxed life?!
Trip to Papakolea Green Sand Beach, Hawaii
December 4, 2013
Picture 1 = Ocean around the black lava fields
Pictures 2 and 3 = The volcanic ash lands we drove through
Picture 4 = Papakolea Green Sand Beach
All photos were taken with my SONY point-n-shoot camera, and I am proud of that!!
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