Today, Bill turned 52.
Today, we drove from Kailua-Kona to South Point and beyond.
![Black Pebble Beach, South Kona (c) Rachel Edwards Black Pebble Beach, South Kona (c) Rachel Edwards](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-aQmi67TvNrM/UB4lbGCTa2I/AAAAAAAAqNc/tjQxRaAPJ5A/s640/2012-06-16-IMG_3992ce.jpg) |
Pass the Black Pebble Beach in South Kona |
![zebra and donkeys, south Kona (c) Engela Edwards 2012 zebra and donkeys. south Kona (c) Engela Edwards 2012](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-iuFL9vZox9I/UB4joMxn1oI/AAAAAAAAqM4/P8aNrDKxjzM/s640/2012-06-15-IMG_3994c.jpg) |
Pass the zebra , donkey, and buffalo. |
![South Point, Hawaii windmills (c) Engela Edwards 2012 South Point, Hawaii (c) Engela Edwards 2012](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kGOeCQwm4Ao/UB4lEZ4nhSI/AAAAAAAAqNE/Z9Ra20dkruI/s640/2012-06-16-IMG_4014copy.jpg) |
Pass the horses and windmills. |
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We stood on the cliffs at the most southern point of the US. |
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With it’s strange gallows like contraptions, whose block and tackles once lowered boats to the sea. |
![Windy going to Green Sands Hawaii South Point, Hawaii (c) Engela Edwards 2012 Windy going to Green Sands Hawaii South Point, Hawaii (c) Engela Edwards 2012](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KNlfH3d87fY/UB4lFYHyGgI/AAAAAAAAqNQ/9ilWM2hDrFM/s640/2012-06-16_4049copy.jpg) |
Then on into the wind. |
![Windy going to Green Sands Hawaii South Point, Hawaii (c) Engela Edwards 2012 Windy going to Green Sands Hawaii South Point, Hawaii (c) Engela Edwards 2012](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dRcUg5cgDXE/UB4uTLoKgTI/AAAAAAAAqOE/K1dLGYVZTKM/s640/2012-06-16-IMG_4087copy.jpg) |
Where the pathway to Green Sand beaches,
Passes white caps on blue water, and green plants with yellow flowers hug red earth on black lava. |
It was a nice birthday trip. We saw beautiful scenery, and only a handful of people.
Poem and photos by Engela