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There's gotta be an interesting story here.
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Punalu'u Black Sand beach.
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Honu (green sea turtles) napping.
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Path to the Green Sands beach on the south of the Big Island. It requires parking, then a 3-mile hike.
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Walking on lava is tiring.
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Beautiful views, though.
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Desert-like.
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... more walking.
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We're not the only ones on this path.
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Made it to the Green Sands beach.
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Looking down (literally) on the beach.
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Last hike down to the beach.
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Tricky lava footsteps.
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As we got down there, most people were leaving. Turns out the two left were about to become our friends!
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Green sand beach.
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We offered to take photos of them, and they were so distracted that they missed the oncoming wave...
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South Point. Near the southernmost tip of the US.
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Just another day, when you're standing at the southernmost point in the US, near a sunset, and a crazed person climbs the ladder... (ok, Brian's not crazed. He's actually very nice.)
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We're out of focus, but the sunset is the highlight here anyway.
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View of South Point.
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"Why, yes, I'm often here with one shoe off."
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