hawaii part 1
hawaii was great.
day 1 we arrived. got a rental car. drove north east from kona to our house for the first three nights, which was a few houses down from the the overlook for waipio valley.
the house had a view of the ocean. and maui, except it was mostly shrouded in clouds. (and construction.) the place was tropical and alive. there were a variety of birds making noise. at night, really loud tree frogs took over (they are reported to "reach 70 to 90 decibels"). the sound they make is like their name - coqui. i found this soothing. a kind of cleansing. i got into their communal rhythms and felt more connected to the planet and its other inhabitants. i have a similar response to the sound of the ocean, wind through woods, crickets. but, not everyone likes their clamour. and, since the coqui are not indigenous - coming from puerto rico - and cause problems, people are trying to get rid of them.
day 2 we hiked down into the valley. i took some polaroid samples along the way.
samples are life-sized polaroids.
the hike took us to a beautiful, and mostly empty, beach.
we crossed and went up the other side to the point on the right
which provided a nice view of the valley
i took more polaroid samples along the way
this kind of photograph feels more truthful to me. it answers the question: how big is it?
we saw horses along the way and mark learned from a woman on the trail that they are wild
she gave us a bunch of small bananas, which we fed to a horse or two
we had to cross a stream to get to the beach (and beyond). and to get back.
(view the slideshow; reset time to 1-2 seconds)
the road (down and) back up
was pretty steep. it was a 4wd road. tour books warned it was dangerous with a 4wd, but it seemed like you would just need to be careful. the bigger hazards were the ditches filled with water on the road to the beach. we were on foot; which was strenuous at times; and rewarding.
day 3 we went to the hilo farmer's market
(check the 10 photo slideshow; reset time to 1-2 seconds).
a cave in a lava tube
akaka falls
which was in a rainforest, where it was rainy.
and kalopa state park, which had a short hike through native vegetation
each day had some pretty impressive highlights. check back for days 4-10
day 1 we arrived. got a rental car. drove north east from kona to our house for the first three nights, which was a few houses down from the the overlook for waipio valley.
the house had a view of the ocean. and maui, except it was mostly shrouded in clouds. (and construction.) the place was tropical and alive. there were a variety of birds making noise. at night, really loud tree frogs took over (they are reported to "reach 70 to 90 decibels"). the sound they make is like their name - coqui. i found this soothing. a kind of cleansing. i got into their communal rhythms and felt more connected to the planet and its other inhabitants. i have a similar response to the sound of the ocean, wind through woods, crickets. but, not everyone likes their clamour. and, since the coqui are not indigenous - coming from puerto rico - and cause problems, people are trying to get rid of them.
day 2 we hiked down into the valley. i took some polaroid samples along the way.
samples are life-sized polaroids.
the hike took us to a beautiful, and mostly empty, beach.
we crossed and went up the other side to the point on the right
which provided a nice view of the valley
i took more polaroid samples along the way
this kind of photograph feels more truthful to me. it answers the question: how big is it?
we saw horses along the way and mark learned from a woman on the trail that they are wild
she gave us a bunch of small bananas, which we fed to a horse or two
we had to cross a stream to get to the beach (and beyond). and to get back.
(view the slideshow; reset time to 1-2 seconds)
the road (down and) back up
was pretty steep. it was a 4wd road. tour books warned it was dangerous with a 4wd, but it seemed like you would just need to be careful. the bigger hazards were the ditches filled with water on the road to the beach. we were on foot; which was strenuous at times; and rewarding.
day 3 we went to the hilo farmer's market
(check the 10 photo slideshow; reset time to 1-2 seconds).
a cave in a lava tube
akaka falls
which was in a rainforest, where it was rainy.
and kalopa state park, which had a short hike through native vegetation
each day had some pretty impressive highlights. check back for days 4-10
posted by billy ocallaghan at 7:48 PM
2 Comments:
oh my yes you got some lovely shots. yes. what wonderous things you've seen.
What of William's is wonderful, the mind, the eye, or the mind's eye? I pick E, all of the above. Thank you for sharing these with us William.
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