Susan and Kris came here three years ago, and Christie and Brion one year ago. As part of our typical “Big Island tour” we took them on a walk to Kaimu beach: this is the newest black sand beach on Hawaii, created when Kilauea volcano overran the town and beach at Kalapana. At both visits the beach looked like this:
….though the water was always too rough for our comfort, the beach itself was a gentle slope to the water, with fine black grains. ‘
We took a walk there yesterday. There is NO beach. The entire shore has eroded (or fallen into the ocean…) and now is one long cliff:
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