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2010年7月30日金曜日

プナルウ黒砂海岸 Black Sand Beach at Punaluu

キラウエアから雄大なマウナ・ロアを右手に見ながら、南に約40Kmのところに、プナルウ黒砂海岸に入る道があります。車で海岸まで行ける便利できれいな黒砂海岸で、行くたびに亀が甲羅を干しています。
About 40 Km south, comfortable down hill highway looking magnificent land scape of Mauna Loa on the right, there is a road to Punaluu Black Sand Beach. It is very easy access beach by car and every time I have been there turtles were on the sand and were basking in the sun.


亀に2m(5m?)より近づいてはいけないという看板があり、皆それを守って遠巻きに写真を撮っています。亀のほうは安心しきって、馬鹿にしたような表情で人間を完全に無視。(この写真は望遠を使っている。)
There is warning board,"don't step within 2m from turtles" Everybody keep this rule and take picture from outside of that circle.( I used telephoto lens) Turtles also know this rule so they are not scared but look down on people.

椰子の林の裏に、淡水の池があります。そこには、こんな変な(ひどい)顔をした鳥が(ロシアン・グース?)、それでも誇り高い態度で闊歩しています。
この海岸から、沖に30Kmのところに、海底火山が活動しています。ロイヒと名づけられ、ハワイ島の次の見所または新しい島になるかもしれないと期待されてますが、現在海面下1000mでまだ10万年以上かかりそうです。
Back of the Coconuts grove there is a pond of fresh water. Such strange(bad) faced birds work around proudly. (Russian Goose?)
The new volcano is actve in the sea from 30km off of this shore, named Loihi, is expecting new view point or new island. But it erupting 1000m below of surface, so it would be another 100,000 year to appear on the sea of it's beautiful figure.

3 件のコメント:

  1. These pictures are always so beautiful cousin Kuni! What camera do you use to shoot them?

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  2. Kuni san, How are you? It has been long time since I have not checked your blog, but today again I had a wonderful trip to Hawaii reading it :) It so nice to see your pictures and read your stories. Make me always feel like having a short real trip :) Thank you for the wonderful blog and please keep on doing it!Looking forward to your new posts. Toty

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  3. ハワイにいたので、公開が遅くなってすみません。東京は酷暑が続いたというのに、ハワイはファンをつける必要もありませんでした。ハワイは避暑地なのです。
    私のカメラは一眼レフ、ペンタックスK-mです。一眼レフにしては軽いのが強みでしょうか。
    Sorry late to post your comments, because I was in Hawaii. Although Tokyo was terrible heat,We did not use even ceiling fun in Hawaii. Did you know Hawaii is a good summer resort.
    My camera is Pentax K-m, a single-lens reflex camera but it is not so heavy.

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