Down south

Last week, we headed to the north end of the island, today we drove down to South Point, the southmost point in the US.  The day looked dismal and gray to the south, but sunny with blue sky to the north.

Looking north, at the slope of Mauna Loa.  The sculptured hands 

in the foreground has the inscription:

Kingdom of Hawaiians is still here.  We never left.

The cliffs looking south

The cliffs, looking north

Always an interesting site to visit.  Today, we spoke to one man who was fishing in shallow tidepools on the very southern end of South Point, using a throw net, and he was gathering limpets from the rocks.

Tossing the net, as waves are breaking behind him

The net gathered up

And for a change, today we saw free-range cattle as well as chickens and ducks.