Hawaii - Part 3 - Oahu

Saturday, 16 September 2017

Yesterday’s sightseeing was somewhat disappointing -- very urban and worn. Today’s was much more of what we expected Hawaii to be.

Diamond Head as seen from Waikiki Beach.

Halona Blowhole Lookout: The southern shore of Oahu has impressive headlands and breaking waves.

The Halona Blowhole

Have I mentioned that the wind is always blowing in Hawai’i?

After the blowhole, we hiked the Makapu’u Point trail to the southeasternmost point on Oahu. This is the lighthouse on the point.

The view north (east shore of Oahu) from Makapu’u Point Lookout.

Mid-afternoon we headed over to our ship, Norwegian Cruise Lines’ Pride of America. By our standards the ship is HUGE -- over 2000 passengers and a crew of nearly 1000. This is the view towards the stern from the top deck while we were still in port in Honolulu.

Diamond Head is on the left as we left Oahu for Maui.

The ex-urbs of Honolulu look like lava flows down the mountain.