Friday, February 20, 2015

Pololu Valley - Traveling the Big Island, Hawaii - Day 4-3




        After leaving from Kiholo Bay, my husband and I stopped by Kohala Coffee Mill Cafe on our way to Pololu Valley. Right before sundown, we finally arrived at Pololu Valley Lookout.
Pololu Valley

       The parking lot was at the end of the road. At that time, it was not crowded at all, so we were able to find a parking space very easily.
Pololu Valley
        The view from Pololu Valley Lookout was breathtaking! According to Wikipedia, Pololū is the Northernmost of a series of erosional valleys forming the east coast of Kohala Mountain on the Island of Hawaiʻi.
Pololu Valley
        We decided to hike down to the bottom. It wasn't very easy for me to hike on the steep trail because it was uneven path with rocks and dirt.
Pololu Valley

        While hiking on the trail, we enjoyed watching the lush vegetation. I found this large interesting tree with some green fruits, which I had never seen before.
Papaya at Pololu Valley

         By the way, after coming back home, I googled it and found that it was papaya tree!
Papaya at Pololu Valley

       After hiking for 20 minutes or so, we finally arrived at the beach with black sand. The water was really cloudy like milk tea because it had rained a lot previous night. I saw two people were surfing there though.
Pololu Valley



        After taking photos at the beach, we hiked back up to the parking lot.
Hibiscus

Hibiscus

        I felt great after hiking up the steep trail. When we arrived at the parking lot, it was getting dark. There was no light at all, so we headed back to our hotel.
The View from Pololu Valley Lookout Parking Lot

 

Pololu Valley Lookout
End of Hwy. 270, Island of Hawaii, HI




         My entries related to our traveling on the Big Island can be seen here.
http://itisapieceofcake2011.blogspot.com/search/label/Hawaii%20%28the%20Big%20Island%29




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