Secret Beach and the end of the road beach

Ventured down to Secret Beach this morning. Jill, Dave and the boys had come here in August and loved it....snorkeled and all. As you can see, the winter waves are coming in and no snorkeling today!! But, great waves to watch and a few surfers were trying to make the best of it.

The Kilauea Lighthouse is on the top of that second bump...you can just barely make it out.


These were the tidal pools where the kids played. John couldn't even get to them today!



Lots of cool wave action to watch this morning. We had one little bit of wildlife also...a very busy Wandering Tattler that kept darting up and down the beach.



There's a better view of the lighthouse. Those waves were picking up as the tide came in!!

Those black rocks are more comfortable than they look!

We headed back up the beach trail (another steep one!) and then home for some lunch. Had it on the lanai with some of our favorite birds joining us. Then John headed off to a trail at the end of our Cliffs road. The first one was a dead end at the top of a cliff, but after a little searching he found another one that lead down to that area also. Beautiful!

and a cool waterfall to boot!

The tiny beach he was heading for.

View to the west....

and view to the east...

and another view to the east.

Meanwhile, Jean did a little cooking and reading and sleeping while he was gone. We got cleaned up and then headed to the wine and cheese event they always have on Mon night. Met some nice folks from California who come every year. Then home and blog time and now off to bed. A much more relaxed day!