Some friends from our hall invited us to tag along to collect beach glass. When we agreed to go, we did not know that a dusty, bumpy adventure was in store. The beach with glass, a.k.a. "Glass Beach" (creative name, huh?), is located near the Lihue Airport. The main back road which leads to this site was closed, so the friends had us follow them to an even more remote road. This back-back road was a narrow rocky, hole-filled trail between tall shrubbery. It was the first time my Bug went off-roading! Other than the panic attacks I had every time it sounded like my cars' tires exploded, we had fun! After a bit, we got smart and decided to lighten the Beetle's load so it wouldn't ride as low to the ground. Jen, Mia, and I squeezed in the trunk of our friend's SUV, while Jeff drove the Bug. Finally, we arrived at the top of a cliff that overlooked the ocean. This is the location of a landfill/dump. Glass and debris from the dump fall down the side of the cliff into the ocean, resulting in a plethora of beautiful smoothed, beach glass along the shore below. We had to walk down the cliff on a trail surrounded by shards of sharp, broken glass (*note to self: next time wear shoes, not slippers!). You can't really tell from the picture, but the shore is covered with sparkly glass pieces in a multitude of colors.The trek was worth it and we all collected an array lovely treasures.
Some friends from our hall invited us to tag along to collect beach glass. When we agreed to go, we did not know that a dusty, bumpy adventure was in store. The beach with glass, a.k.a. "Glass Beach" (creative name, huh?), is located near the Lihue Airport. The main back road which leads to this site was closed, so the friends had us follow them to an even more remote road. This back-back road was a narrow rocky, hole-filled trail between tall shrubbery. It was the first time my Bug went off-roading! Other than the panic attacks I had every time it sounded like my cars' tires exploded, we had fun! After a bit, we got smart and decided to lighten the Beetle's load so it wouldn't ride as low to the ground. Jen, Mia, and I squeezed in the trunk of our friend's SUV, while Jeff drove the Bug. Finally, we arrived at the top of a cliff that overlooked the ocean. This is the location of a landfill/dump. Glass and debris from the dump fall down the side of the cliff into the ocean, resulting in a plethora of beautiful smoothed, beach glass along the shore below. We had to walk down the cliff on a trail surrounded by shards of sharp, broken glass (*note to self: next time wear shoes, not slippers!). You can't really tell from the picture, but the shore is covered with sparkly glass pieces in a multitude of colors.The trek was worth it and we all collected an array lovely treasures.
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