Just Another Secluded Beach on Kauai
Saturday, April 30, 2011 at 02:30PM 
Had a lovely excursion with my friend Sheila yesterday, to a new beach on the Eastside. It's not too hard to find. We stopped and parked at Donkey Beach, which is the next one north of Kealia on the east side. It has a new Hawaiian name but we all call it Donkey Beach, mainly because it used to be frequented by men. On Google Maps it doesn't have any designation, just look for the next one up from Kealia. There is a parking area and public restroom at Donkey Beach and then a short paved path down to the ocean. This is a lovely stretch of white sand and passing by we only saw one other couple there all day. But here the waves are too intense for me and the currents too strong, and it is not a snorkeling spot. Which is my passion.
We then followed the path along the shore and walked to the next large cove, not far, maybe 10 or 15 minutes away, to a similar sized bay, with no one there at all. We planted ourselves in the sand and almost right away a juvenile monk seal came up and plopped down beside us. With a broad smile on his face he rolled on his back and fell asleep basking in the warm spring sunshine.
We later snorkeled from south heading north and pretty much covered the entire bay. There were enormous coral heads in the bay, but the waters were murky and there was a great deal of coral degredation due to sediment. The north end of the bay was clearer and the coral healthier so if you didn't want to swim that far you might just walk up to that side and jump in. There was a bit of a current heading from north to south so it took us no time to get back!
All in all a lovely day and I have to thank my friend Sheila, of Hale o Nanakai, for sharing it with me.
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