Lots of running intended, but only ran .5 mile. Then decided to walk another 2 miles. More exploring than running today, but made up for it at the beach.
When I asked the concierge where a secluded, private beach was, she gave me a look, I thought. Then she pulled out a separate map, that seemed tucked in a private place behind the desk and said, "oh yes, I have a couple of those for you." I have to admit, I was suprised. Usually in these kind of places, nothing is private anymore or hidden. She had three places which she circled on the map and gave specific directions on how to access it. She made some sort of joke about people taking off there clothes, but I thought she just meant couples did when they found it in the privacy of themselves. I had no idea.
Steve ended up getting out early today from his conference so I picked him up and told him I had a special place to go snorkeling. The last time we had found one of these gems was when we were on a similar trip in Kona and landed on a black sand beach all by ourselves (in fact, that is where my profile picture was taken:). So we headed out and drove to the spot. On of the biggest beaches here is called the Big beach. Clever. Anyway, we needed to access this secluded beach via access of this beach and climbing through a small crevice of a hill to the other side. We kept seeing people coming in and out of this spot and wondered if everyone else knew of the secret. We summited the top of the climb and looked out over the ocean. There were lots of trees, but we could see lots of canopies and umbrellas planted on the beach. The beach was maybe 100 meters long and filled with people. Not so private, but secluded, yes. I look out and my eyes hone in on this man with his back turned to us in the water. I was sure I saw his backside and turned to Steve and said, "oh no! That guy lost his shorts!!" The guy turns around and I also turn around. He didn't seem to care, like at all. We shrug our shoulders and decide to go down onto to the beach to claim a spot. When we get to the bottom, I'm trying to not look at that guy so I keep my eyes down and start telling Steve that I was sure that guy was on his way out. We look out on the crowd, and EVERYONE IS NUDE. Mom's with children (!), men, old and young. That was a first. We turned right around and decided to ride the waves on the Big beach instead. I've heard of these beaches, but thought they only really existed in Nudist colonies, third world counties and in Europe. Add Maui to the list. We are hesitant to try out the other two beaches.... but I guess if things get boring around here, there's always that.
We snorkeled and road the waves for 2 hours, then headed into town for some shopping, and ice cream for dinner.
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