Aloha to Royal Caribbean Weekend Cruise - Coco Cay (part 2)

Continuing my visit to Coco Cay ...

... the limestone rock reminds me of the Dragon's Teeth on Maui (link).

I found a friend in the low tide ...

... and another cruiser found live conch.  I suggested he let them live since we could not take any shells off the island.

I returned to my friends camped out on the lounge chairs - here's my view looking up!

This is paradise!

By late afternoon, it was time to return to the Enchantment of the Seas.

The shadows of our tender as we pulled up to the ship.  Do you have a favorite seaside retreat?  One randomly selected commenter from this week's posts wins a book choice from my convention stash. Comments are open through Saturday, November 7, 10 pm in Baltimore.  I'll post the winner on Sunday, November 8, at SOS Aloha.

Mahalo,

Kim in Baltimore

Aloha Spirit in Charm City

The towel monkey in our stateroom

Aloha to Maui - Dragon's Teeth

Maui is famous for its Road to Hana in the southeast corner of the island.  Since we stayed in the northwest corner, we found a "new" road ... to Dragon's Teeth.    

From Hawaii Web (at this link),

Makalua-puna was created from one of the last lava flows on Maui. However, the lava here is a little different from the rest of the lava on Maui - it is much lighter, denser, and fine-grained. The wind sweeping over the point caused the lava to harden in an upward fashion. The jagged points of this formation look like dragon's teeth, thus the name.

Hundreds of years of salt spray has whitened the lava and even eroded holes through some areas.

 

Nearby is the Honokahu Burial Site ...

... where generations of Hawaiians were buried since 620 AD.  

The cove offers a scenic point ...

... for generations to come. 

Have you seen any "dragons" on your travels?  One randomly selected commenter from this week's blogs wins a book choice from my convention stash.  This giveaway is open through Saturday, October 12, 10 pm in Hawaii.  I'll post the winner on Sunday, October 13.

Mahalo,

Kim in Hawaii

Sunset from our condo ...
with Moloka'i in the distance.