We have been on Oahu over the past four weeks, taking care of business and not sailing for awhile. We rented a car for a week and spent a couple of days being tourists and exploring the incredible and diverse island of Oahu, which is much more than just Pearl Harbor and Honolulu. Here is a set of pictures from traveling around the so-called East Side of Oahu, starting with the Diamond Head Carter Park, and continuing around to Kailua and Kaneohe Bay.
A few days later we drove up to a park over Honolulu on Tantalus Drive. The Park had a big panoramic view from Koko Head to Honolulu Airport, more than 180 degrees. We got there right at sunset.
We have moved to a new slip on a different dock in the Kewalo Harhor, E-215. There are several liveaboards around us. One of them, Rene had a birthday and invited us out for a short sunset sail out the Kewalo Harbor channel. Tom went and had a great time driving a different boat (a ketch, big and slow to turn), with lots of room on the forward and aft decks for a party.
Kewalo Harboar has an active fleet of commercial fishing boats, scuba diving boats, and party boats, including a pirate boat. When a fishing boat comes in with a big marlin or some tunas, we often stop and ask questions about what they used to catch the it. We also like to take walks in the early evening to see the sunset. The sunsets at the west end of Ala Mona Park, at the entrance to Kewlao Harbor, are pretty good.
We sailed over to Kanehoe a few days ago, and will stay here though Thanksgiving. Tom was invited to play in a tennis tournament on Saturday. Our next big sailing adventure will be to the Big Island to see the Kilauea volcano. Lava is flowing from Kilauea into the ocean, and we are curious how close we can get to it. Stay tuned…
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Tom & Megan – I love seeing the pictures, and am so glad I was there earlier this year so that I actually recognize some of the views. We also rented a car and drove the island in our short time there. It’s good to know that you are finding new and interesting things while there. Did you eat any turkey or celebrate Thanksgiving in anyway?! The holiday and weekend have come and gone, here it is Monday AM, and I am having my coffee knowing I have to head into work :- ) Hugs to you both Nancy
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