black sand beach

This picture is of christina and I at the last true blacksand beach on Maui (the big Island has a bunch). We went here after attending the local LDS ward in Hana - they only meet for a two hour block! Not to mention they attend church in a building that is paradise. The chapel walls are lined with screened doors that are left open so that there is an extremely pleasant breeze that passes through the church and brings with it the smell of fresh tropical flowers. Needless to say I had a difficult time staying awake. This black sand beach was very interesting. Most of the sand was still too rocky to walk barefoot on and there were several places where these vibrant green plants just seemed to pop out of the sand and rocks. After being on the beach we tried to hike back to our car the long way and ended up getting lost in what seemed like the land of Mordor (not withstanding the ocean). The pictures above and below this post are from that day.