Next stop on tour was the Black sand beach, via a Macadamia farm (where we bought some chocolate coated macadamias) . Some 20 or 30 years ago there was a very big eruption causing lava to flow at least 300 metres wide & head for the ocean
New coconut palms sprouting up everywhere
Look how black the sand is & the flow was 20 metres thick when it hit the ocean
Lava rock. Legend has it, that if you remove a rock you will upset the Pele Goddess of the mountain & you will have loads of bad Karma.
Some native Hawaiian families trace their lineage to Pelehonuamea, a woman deified because of her power over volcanic eruptions & lava flows. Today Pele resides in Halema'uma'u.
It is also said that the National parks office receives many parcels back via post returning stolen stones!!!
Lunch
Bob on top of lava flow
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