Click the image for a short selection of photos from our time in Hawaii.… continued…
The sand on Ha’ena beach is coarse and golden and it’s scattered with chunks of coral and broken seashells. Little crabs dance in the line the foam leaves on the sand while the sun goes down and in the morning, the sand is piled in pyramids along the tideline, the remnants of little crabs digging their way in for the night. The clouds are shaped like the heads of the Where the Wild Things Are monsters, horns and all, and they peer across the misty bay while the sun comes up.… continued…
Local people, they give you advice. As do the guidebooks. And you should totally listen. You should not be all, “Meh, whatever. We’ll just deal.” Because then you will have been to Oahu, what, twice, three times, and STILL not seen the wonder that is Hanauma Bay. It is your own damn fault.
Pay attention, now is when you get to learn from our mistakes.
- You really DO have to get up early to go to Hanauma Bay.
