Before we even boarded the plane for Hawaii, I was looking over various maps of Oahu searching for the best bicycle route possibilities. Starting from Waikiki, the southeast tip of the island looked achievable in terms of distance, difficulty of terrain, and riding safety. At least according to a pretty decent web site I found on the topic. The thought of riding out to a beautiful beach with pure pedal power seemed a reasonable plan.
Once we arrived, though, got the Sebring convertible, and made the mental adjustment to running on "Hawaii Time", the whole biking enterprise sort of slid down my priority list!
Still, thoughts of what lay out there on the southeast tip continued to dance in my head, and so the day after we arrived we hopped in the car, put the top down, and headed east.
The most remarkable place we found that day is called the Halona Blow Hole. To be precise, not the blow hole itself (very quiet that day) but a small cove cut into the volcanic rock right next to it. It is by far one of the most beautiful and enticing places on all of Oahu that we saw, and in fact is the very place where Burt Lancaster and Deborah Kerr kissed on the beach in “From Here To Eternity”
We had plans to see a lot more of the east and northeast coast that day, (part of which I cover in [this post]), so resolving to return we moved on. Later in the week we returned with blankets and books to read, and the notion that we might get our feet wet as well.
There is a narrow path coming down from the parking area where the first pictures were taken heading down to the water. We hiked that, and climbed the rocks up the other side.
This is the view from those rocks back to the parking lot:
Leeza climbed up on the cliffs, and found a place where she could see the ocean on one side, and the lagoon on the other.
If you look at the center left of this last picture, there is a hole in the rock that goes back about 100 feet under the road and to the foot of the hills. Not sure if this is natural, or man-made. It made for a good changing room, though!
Once we arrived, though, got the Sebring convertible, and made the mental adjustment to running on "Hawaii Time", the whole biking enterprise sort of slid down my priority list!
Still, thoughts of what lay out there on the southeast tip continued to dance in my head, and so the day after we arrived we hopped in the car, put the top down, and headed east.
The most remarkable place we found that day is called the Halona Blow Hole. To be precise, not the blow hole itself (very quiet that day) but a small cove cut into the volcanic rock right next to it. It is by far one of the most beautiful and enticing places on all of Oahu that we saw, and in fact is the very place where Burt Lancaster and Deborah Kerr kissed on the beach in “From Here To Eternity”
We had plans to see a lot more of the east and northeast coast that day, (part of which I cover in [this post]), so resolving to return we moved on. Later in the week we returned with blankets and books to read, and the notion that we might get our feet wet as well.
There is a narrow path coming down from the parking area where the first pictures were taken heading down to the water. We hiked that, and climbed the rocks up the other side.
This is the view from those rocks back to the parking lot:
Leeza climbed up on the cliffs, and found a place where she could see the ocean on one side, and the lagoon on the other.
Leeza finds her meditation spot and summons the ancient island gods to commune with her.
The view back from our perch to a small beach. Although it drops off quickly, the lagoon is very swimmable and during our stay there attracted a growing group of people interested in just that.
If you look at the center left of this last picture, there is a hole in the rock that goes back about 100 feet under the road and to the foot of the hills. Not sure if this is natural, or man-made. It made for a good changing room, though!
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