The last afternoon we were on Molokai, I decided to hike a few miles north of the complex to a beach (Kawakui Iki) that is generally even more isolated than the others. The walk meant going up and down a couple of hills, following a very rough dirt track that some people attempt with 4x4 vehicles, but that is pretty daunting.
You can see two things from the above photo and the two photos below.
- These tracks are not user friendly.
- The kiawe trees are everywhere.
How tough is the track? tough enough that this happened and that the shell was left to deteriorate.
Above: My first view of the bay. Do you see any vehicle tracks here? Neither do I.
But if you stare intently at this next photo, of the beach, you can see a pickup truck parked over there, under the trees. I'm sure that wasn't a smooth ride getting there.
I love seeing these flowers growing out of the rocks near the beach:
The rocks around the beach were from several different types of geological formations. Some appeared to be sandstone (or something?), holding forth against the standard lava base of the island.