A Glimpse of the Big Island

I live on Maui, one of the islands in the volcanic archepelago called Hawaii, after it's largest island. Hawaii is adjacent to Maui, about 120 miles at their closest points. On Maui, that point is on the easternmost end of the island, specifically, the town of Hana. We live about five miles west of Hana, which, with the curve of the shoreline, puts us out of sight anyway. But today, on our way to Koki Beach (on the east side of Hana), I spotted the illusive island on the horizon.

I'm told the air rarely clear enough to making spotting the Big Island a rare event; so I count myself honored.