Oahu
Fri 20 Sep – Lobster, Turtle and Eels
Another earlish start on the road before 8am to head to the North Shore and a little beach called Sharks Cove. Luckily the cove has nothing to do with Sharks, unluckily it isn’t really what you would call a beach as there is no real sand and it is very rocky, luckily it has good snorkelling! … Continue reading
Thursday 19th – Bay Watch nearly re-enacted
Today we headed to Hanauma Bay a marine reserve and supposedly one of the best snorkelling spots on the island. One has to get there early to ensure that they can get a park as by mid-morning the parks are usually full and closed for entry unless you want to walk in, and it is … Continue reading
Wed 18th – Lots of driving and garlic
We decided to have a slightly easier day today, no need to be anywhere at any particular time, just a get up and drive north when we were ready. It was a very pretty drive along the coast route from Kailua to the surfing capital of the world Hale’iwa. First stop along the way was … Continue reading
Tue 17th Sep – Mixed emotions
Today was a day of mixed emotions, the sobering sights and sounds of Pearl Harbor mixed with the joys of shopping! We had already booked online sometime ago for the first tour at 8am for the Arizona Memorial and had to be at Pearl Harbor by 7. Rose at 5.30, out the door by 6, … Continue reading
Monday 16th – Sunrise to sunset
Up at 4am, out of the house by 4.30, arrive at the Honolulu Zoo parking lot before pick up time of 5.10am. Take about 10 minutes to work out how to use the pay machine, things are pretty dark at that hour, thank goodness for our torch! Picked up by Alex from Ohau Photography Tours … Continue reading