Selfie ja settekivimid

 

Oleme Makawehi kaljudel ennegi matkanud. Sihuke kena kerge ajaviide, vastavalt soovile kõnni üks miil või kümme, ilu igal pool. Settekivimimoodustiste vahel peidab end väike, taskusuurune liivarand, mida eelnevatele Kauai-käikudele tuginedes vaat et enda omaks peame. Dragon Beach panime koha nimeks. Kujutlusvõimet kasutades võib altpoolt kolmandal pildil ka draakonit ennast näha, kummardub teine vee kohale jooma, ninasõõrmed puhevil, kael kumer. Draakonirand on mugav ja turvaline paik hiiglaslike lainete nautimiseks, seljatagune peab tuule kinni, eestpoolt pealetungivad veemassid aga jäävad liivariba ning sügava vee vahel oleva kiviplatoo taha pidama. 

Kauai nimelt asub kahe vastassuunalise tuule meelevallas. Kirdetuul, kutsutakse Trade Winds, on valdav, puhudes enamjao aastast. Kona Winds, üldjuhul vaid mõned päevad või nädalake vältav edelatuul toob endaga tugeva tormi ning sademed. Aga jah, sel tillukesel privaatsel liivarannal veetsime taas hea mitu tundi, kerge eine ja mõningase veiniga, nagu ikka. Vahepeal kastis soe vihm meid läbimärjaks, kuid kes troopikas sellest hoolib. 

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Makawehi Lithified Cliffs,  sprawling landscape of rolling dunes ending in rocky cliffs overlooking the pounding surf of the Pacific, are located above Shipwreck Beach in south Kaua‘i. Easily explored on foot, a series of mostly unmarked trails allows visitors to wander this fascinating and rare geology on foot, to their heart’s content. Search for fossils while you walk amongst sacred ancient Hawaiian sites, beautiful seaside shrubs, and flowering naupakapaka. Watch fishermen practice traditional net and shore fishing on the rocks below, and enjoy spectacular sunsets. If you venture out to the Makauhena point, you will be rewarded with incredible 270-degree views of the island’s southern shore and the vast expanse of the Pacific Ocean.

The Trade Winds are the permanent east-to-west prevailing winds that flow in the Earth's equatorial region, blowing mainly from the northeast in the Northern Hemisphere and from the southeast in the Southern Hemisphere and have been used by captains of sailing ships to cross the world's oceans for centuries. They enabled colonial expansion into the Americas, and trade routes to become established across the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean.

Kona storms are a type of seasonal cyclone in the Hawaiian Islands, usually formed in the winter from winds coming from the westerly direction. Hawaii typically experiences two to three annually, which can affect the state for a week or more. Among their hazards are heavy rain, hailstorms, flash floods and their associated landslides, high elevation snow, high winds which result in large surf and swells, and waterspouts. Kona is a Hawaiian language term for the western (to southwestern) side of an island.

July 6/2021

 “Let's take a selfie." "We can't; our phones are dead, remember? We'll just have to have the memory in our hearts like the old days.”― Jenny Han, Always and Forever, Lara Jean