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Oahu – day 6

What else might be better as a hike to start the last full day? Right , nothing 😊 So the Pink Pillbox hike has been targeted. The ride was 50 mins and with a little luck we found the “entrance “ just coz some guys came down. Mandy said it’s a medium rated hike which is possible with kids too. Fortunately no kids were seen and no one has worn flip flops either. It took us 45 mins up and the same down. Have a look…

final goal
straight up
The white tree of Gondor
yes …. like a goat
but the view … stunning as always
me in the Pink WW II bunker

We spent the next hrs at the beach. Nothing special. Than home, shower and aloe vera creme for our sunburned bodies. Next : shopping in Haleiwa. Successful! More Hawaii shirts and finally we had a shave ice (even it’s not from Mostsumoto)

shave ice with 🌈topping

With a little hole in the credit card we went back to Wailua for steak and poke dinner. It was too early to eat so 2 cans of beer grabbed and enter the beach. Right in front of our temp home. Great choice…

hang loose and ALOHA!
sunset is included

Now planning for tomorrow and the days in LA. Mahalo for reading.

Oahu – day 5

Recovery was the plan for today. And so we did. Slept for almost 12 hrs and had a relaxed and healthy breakfast. Afterwards we drove to Wailua for coin laundry. Took us one hour and while waiting we found out that the small shop next door serves very tasty poke bowl variations. Next stop a beach which is used by locals only. It was so amazing…. it was just the two of us, the sun and the Pacific ocean.

no name beach

Back at our stay lunch was served- poke bowls!!!

tasty and more than enough

Now : engaging the air conditioning and get a rest. Done and coffee. We bought local coffee which is good if prepared in the caffetierra. Idea for more rest : visit a botanical garden. We found one at Wahiawa and enjoyed the well maintained garden and the fresh air.

botanical garden at Wahiawa

The garden gate was closed at 4pm and we made it to Kahuku for shopping just in time. Mandy bought a nice painting from a local artist with her sign. We promised her to send an email once the pic is on our wall. And for dinner we stopped by for Huli chicken from Mike. A local dish, at the end it’s chicken with rice… 😊 On our way back the sunset at Waimea beach was awesome as well as the waves which crashed down on the shore.

sunset at Waimea beach

Enough for today, tomorrow will be our last full day for Oahu. I can second what Mandy was saying “I really like Oahu…”

Oahu – day 3

Idea for today. Do the coastal hiking trail which will bring you to the most western point of Oahu. Right beside the Pacific ocean with a stunning view.

Coastal hiking trail west Oahu

Whole trail was 5.5 miles, there and back. At the end of the track a big fence stopped us but with a door, closed with a latch. Just to protect the Albatross colony and their breeding. Eggs would be stolen otherwise by rats and mungo.

On the way back the light rain catches us. Nasty even it was not cold. So 2 miles with wet clothes.. not really fun. Pace was increased so we made the round trip within 2:25 hrs for 9,5 km.

Most western hill at Oahu … and rain.

Back to our tiny house for a shower, a quick light lunch and a rest. For the afternoon we decided to visit the Kualoa Ranch, famous for the reboot Hawaii Five-O production. Soon enough Mandy realized that it would be closed as soon as we would arrive. Damn. Skipped this plan for some shopping and coffee so we drove direction Kahuku. Sunday afternoon when in Germany the sky is crystal clear and everyone goes for ice cream or coffee or or or… most locations here were closed from 5 pm on. Wired. But we grabbed food for dinner at Foodland supermarket and spent the rest of the day at Papa’iloa beach for sunset. And were not disappointed… see by yourself

sunset Papa’iloa beach
Me, my Hawaii shirt and Mandy 😊
final stage ….

For tomorrow… go to bed early and get up at 4:30 for a sunrise hike at Lanikai beach. Ride is approximately 45 mins . I hope it’s worth the effort.