A view into Pololu Valley from the back of the beach. Yes, those are cattle being raised here. Getting them in and out of here would not be a task for the faint of heart!
Pololu Valley
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Tag Archives: Pololu
No Bike Tours
Pololu is at the end of the main highway through North Kohala. It was popular with bike tour operators who would drop their clients in Hawi for the 15 mile round trip to Pololu lookout and back. However, the stretch from Kapaau is narrow and winding and the shoulder is slim to non-existent. It also gets a lot of traffic with people keen to see the views without getting all hot and sweaty. So after some accidents and more near misses, people lobbied to have the bike tours banned. This duly happened and is, on balance, a good thing I think.
I did like this sign, about 100 yards from the road end at Pololu. It seems a bit late to warn about the ban, but perhaps it’s meant to discourage tour operators from driving their clients to the end of the road and having them cycle back!
Looking out from the shadows
There’s nothing like spending a little time at Pololu beach, sitting in the shade and watching the waves roll in.
Posted for Becky’s Squares: Shadows. See more responses here.
Timber
This week’s Sunday Stills challenge theme is ‘Trees.’ See more responses here.
Bench with a view
This rustic bench behind the beach at Pololu is a good spot to just sit and watch the waves.
Posted for Jude’s Bench Challenge (here).
Green Darner Dragonfly
I was down in Pololu Valley when I saw several of these dragonflies. I knew they were luring me in with their ‘Come on, we’re just hovering, you’ll get a great photo’ routine. Then they zip around evading every attempt to get them in the camera screen, let alone in focus. But I’m nothing, if not a sucker for that kind of temptation.
Shockingly, this was the second photo I took. Don’t tell the dragonflies. They’ll be very upset.
Going green
This week’s Sunday Stills color challenge theme is ‘Shades of Green.’ Captions are on the photos. See more responses here.
Fresh Off The Grid
This week’s Sunday Stills challenge theme is ‘Fresh.’ See more responses here.
A couple of miles before the end of the Akoni Pule Highway, at Pololu overlook, there’s a roadside food stand called Fresh Off The Grid. There’s no power at that end of the road, hence the ‘off the grid.’
I confess, I’ve never eaten there, in part because I seldom go to Pololu these days. It’s a bit overrun and the parking is terrible, though now they have stewards directing traffic and controlling the comings and goings, which is a big improvement.
But the food stand gets good reviews and seems to have a good selection of locally-grown food on the menu. It also has a nice variety of flowers around and a killer view of the ocean, plus mules and horses. What’s not to like.
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