Let me explain the difference between a “walk” and a “hike”.  When we’re walking the neighborhood, on sidewalks or paved roads, it’s a walk.  When we’re off-road on a trail, then it’s a hike. We’ve done a lot of walking on this trip, but today was our first hike.

We started out early – 7:00 – because it gets hot and humid fast around here. Anyway, we drove about 7 miles to the head of the Kealia Trail. As trails go this is a pretty easy one – not a lot of climbing or change in elevation.

One of the great aspects of hiking along the coast is the spectacular views.

We hiked to Kealia Point where there is a wildlife preserve and a lighthouse. It’s a very pretty area.

However, the lighthouse did not match the romantic picture I had envisioned… .                                               Modern technology…heavy sigh…

Still, we got to see some of the wildlife. Two monk seals were snoozing and basking on the shore.

As we headed back we got to see a Shearwater nesting near the trail.

On the drive home we stopped by a very cool cave.