Nate and Kelly's Whirlwind Oahu Tour

  After finally convincing Nate and Kelly to make the move out to Maui, just as Heidi and I were switching islands to Oahu, they were finally able to island hop over to see us on our new island. We only had two and a half days and I wanted to make it count so we crammed a lot into their quick Oahu visit. We had great weather, beautiful sunsets, fireworks, exploratory snorkels, and surf sessions.

Eternity Beach

Makapu'u Lookout
  These pictures are from our exploration of the southeast coast of Oahu. The beautiful bay pictured above is a tiny stretch of beach called Eternity Beach. It was made famous by a movie in the 50's called 'From here to Eternity', starring Burt Lancaster. The cave goes from the beach all the way back under the highway.
The pics below are from an overlook high above Makapu'u beach. The offshore island behind us in Rabbit Island, which did have a bunch of rabbits populating it at some point.



Can you find Heidi, Nate, Kelly, and Dai Mar?

TAC 4 Life
   We made sure to do a bit of hiking in the rainforest as well. We found these old ruins deep in the jungle. This was Kamehameha II's summer mansion before being left to the whims of the forest. I lost Nate and Kelly while I was taking this picture of the gnarly tree through the ruined window only to find them down the trail climbing about in this huge banyan tree pictured on the right.

 The picture below is one of my favorite shots of Nate and Kelly from this weekend. It is from a place called Point Panic. It was taken after an eventful surf session and just after a beautiful sunset. The massive cruise ship in the background had just left Honolulu harbor on its way to Maui. I am pretty lucky to have such amazing friends who are always up for adventure. I can't wait for the next big trip we all take together. Mantas and lava flows on the big island anyone?


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