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Life’s a beach

The beach at Anaehoomalu Bay on the Big Island, Hawaii
The beach at Anaeho’omalu Bay is very popular. This was taken in the late afternoon when the crowds had thinned out.

This week’s Sunday Stills challenge theme is ‘Lazy, Hazy Days of Summer.’ See more responses here. Beach scenes seemed appropriate for this, even if some of these photos were taken in the winter! Captions on the photos.

The beach at Kaloko Honokohau on the Big Island, Hawaii
Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historical Park is also popular, but not many walk the length of it, so there are often empty stretches of sand.
The beach at Hapuna on the Big Island, Hawaii
No wonder Hapuna beach often appears on lists of best beaches.
The beach at Kohanaiki on the Big Island, Hawaii
Kohanaiki is popular with surfers, but the beach is good too, even if it is close to the airport.
The beach at Kawaihae harbor on the Big Island, Hawaii
The beach in Kawaihae Harbor is popular with locals, especially on weekends. It’s a great spot for families with the water protected by a long breakwater.
Spencer Beach Park on the Big Island, Hawaii
Another beach that’s popular with families is at Spencer Beach Park. Smooth sand, calm water, shade trees, and good facilities are the reasons why.

What the heck are these?

Two pay phone at Spencer Beach Park in Hawaii

I saw these at Spencer Beach Park and realized there are generations of people who will have no idea what these are, or indeed why such things ever existed. But it’s an historical fact that telephones (they were once called that) used to be connected by wires. Go ahead, Duck it (I won’t use Google) on your phone, that’s in your pocket, not connected to anything, except to everything.

I was going to return to the park to see if the phones worked, but it’s clear the one on the left doesn’t, and chances are the one on the right doesn’t either. Which is pretty much the way they were when that was the way everyone placed phone calls when they were out and about!

A walk from Spencer Beach Park to Hapuna

On the Ala Kahakai Trail between Spencer Beach Park and Hapuna
The beach at Mauna Kea Resort.

A few days ago, I posted here an image from a recent walk along the coast to Hapuna beach. I thought I’d post more photos from that walk for this week’s Sunday Stills challenge theme of ‘Paths and Trails’ (more responses here), and for Becky’s Squares theme of “Walking” (more responses here).

On the Ala Kahakai Trail between Spencer Beach Park and Hapuna
A sign marks the trail.
On the Ala Kahakai Trail between Spencer Beach Park and Hapuna
The trail along the coast.
On the Ala Kahakai Trail between Spencer Beach Park and Hapuna
The trail passes through open areas.

The trail crosses beaches large and small.

On the Ala Kahakai Trail between Spencer Beach Park and Hapuna
Looking towards Mauna Kea Resort beach.
On the Ala Kahakai Trail between Spencer Beach Park and Hapuna
A small beach on the trail.
On the Ala Kahakai Trail between Spencer Beach Park and Hapuna
A sheltered cove along the trail.
On the Ala Kahakai Trail between Spencer Beach Park and Hapuna
A view of Mauna Kea Resort beach.

Of course, besides the views I was on the alert for anything moving on the beach or in the air.

A Pallid Ghost crab on the beach.
Nenes flying overhead.

Other parts pass through trees and other vegetation.

On the Ala Kahakai Trail between Spencer Beach Park and Hapuna
The trail passes through residential areas.
On the Ala Kahakai Trail between Spencer Beach Park and Hapuna
Passing by a resident’s yard.
On the Ala Kahakai Trail between Spencer Beach Park and Hapuna
Through the trees.
On the Ala Kahakai Trail between Spencer Beach Park and Hapuna
Walking through the trees.
On the Ala Kahakai Trail between Spencer Beach Park and Hapuna
Back to the park.

All quiet at Hapuna Beach

Hapuna Beach in Hawaii

A couple of days ago, I hiked south from Spencer Beach Park to Hapuna and back. My main reason for doing this was that I’d heard Hapuna State Park was closed because of a broken water line. People were still allowed to get in the water there, but not stay on the beach or gather anywhere – a sort of return to Covid restrictions. I wanted to see how much difference this made.

When I got down there, the beach wasn’t deserted, but was pretty quiet, especially for a Saturday afternoon. Normally, there would be large gatherings and barbecues. Mind you, the beach in front of Hapuna Resort, at the top of this photo, wasn’t especially crowded either. Perhaps it was just a slow weekend.