South Point

Stacey and I finally got a chance to get down to South Point this past saturday. It's a really neat drive to the very southern tip of the Big Island, which also happens to be the southernmost tip of the united states. Once you reach the end, assuming you have an off-road vehicle, you can take one of many old dirt roads back to the north along the coastline.

Most of the roads are extremely steep in some areas, and a few times we had to turn around and try a different route. On a few occasions we had to go through some spots that really had the truck at an angle. I knew Stace was getting a little nervous when she slowly put her seatbelt on.

Once we reached Green Sands beach, we parked and hiked down the cliff to the water. There were a few other people on the beach, as well as one other dog that River ran around with a bit.

The wind is really strong on this side of the island, with the trade winds blowing constantly. The sand would sometimes blow right up the face of the cliff and make it impossible to open your eyes. At times it was uncomfortable because of this. Here is River dealing with the sandstorm.

This beach is really pretty neat, especially with the view from the top of the cliff. At first glance its almost hard to find Stace in this picture because she looks so small.

I will put up another post soon about the cliff jumping we did off the cliffs at southpoint. It was really a blast, and we got some pretty good pictures.