sometimes we just have fun

On Friday (our usual work day) GB, Ra'am and I had plans to plant banana trees and bromeliads. But GB had an excellent idea to go exploring and check out the nearby beach. We walked down thru the property and went to the river mouth just Hilo side of our river. We had a nice short hike down. Most of the "trail" down looked a lot like this.
I could hear waves, and this was my first glimpse out of the jungle towards the ocean.

The ocean!This is the small stream that goes into the ocean at this beach. And the beach??? Rocky with big waves and NOT swimming friendly.

Here you can see the fallen arch of Onomea Bay. If you've ever been there you know that this bay is always churned up and kinda violent looking (though breathtakingly beautiful). So it's no surprise that "our" beach is the same way.
We found a little structure, made from driftwood.

and a rock pit with some cairns
Then we hiked over towards where "our" stream enters the ocean. This beach was much the same, though the river is bigger than that first.

We headed back upriver and came upon this ancient looking rock wall done sans mortar. GB has seen it before, but it was my first time. It's too cool.And then for a cool dip in a waterfall!

I hurt my foot on the way to the pond, and the got out of planting banana trees.