Our beach(es)

One of the top items on the vacation to-do list in our minds was "swim in the ocean as much as possible" and that item was enthusiastically crossed off. Though we knew when we made our reservations that the nearby beach was a nice one, we didn't realize that we would be staying across the street from one of the best swimming beaches on the island. More than once when we were off exploring, local folks that we asked about good places to swim recommended that we got to Kama'ole I, which we quickly came to refer as "our beach." We'd nod knowingly and smile a bit smugly as if we had done something to make it so.

Kama'ole I (just north of Kama'ole II and Kama'ole III) is also called Charley Young Beach and has fine sand, no rocks and isn't too steep, something that makes swimming a bit more challenging and dangerous in some other areas. The waves were perfect for body surfing and the water was a delightfully warm temperature. We swam at all times of the day, but the pre-sunset swim was my favorite and we spent many evenings watching the colors change as the sun descended toward the water, then climbing onto our towels to enjoy its final descent. Sunset was at 6:15 every day, so that left plenty of time to play after dark. And because our town isn't the tourist epicenter of the island, the beach was never crowded. So nice.

Just before sunset on two evenings during our stay, a blast on the conch shell called our attention to the lawn just above the middle rocks where people were getting married. We saw a third wedding on a different beach.

This is actually just around the bend from our beach, in Kalama Park.

Shave Ice with ice cream at the bottom. Divine.

Kamaole III.

I miss our beaches.