hawaii, part 3. black sand and coffee.

while on a day trip we went to a black sand beach
rumor has it, there are a ton of turtles on this beach, but when we went they were all hiding.


one thing the big island has are all kinds of different beaches.
black sand, white sand, green sand, grey sand. all kinds.
i loved the different feel to each beach and specifically to the elements that created the beaches (lava vs. coral)



along the road there are a lot of local farms selling and highlighting their livelihood.
we stopped in Ka'u for a local coffee and macadamia nut tasting



we were informed that there is a co-op of farmers from Ka'u who have just recently sold their coffee to starbucks.
we also were informed that there was a beetle roaming around kona eating all the coffee trees, which significantly reduced it's crop this year.
(so either the prices are going to increase even more, or there will be much less kona coffee)
which by the way, kona coffee is in my top 3 favorite coffees of all time!
here is DB in the corner of this road side coffee/nut tasting stand :)