Saturday, Jon's friend was back in town. He was on his way back from spending 2 weeks in Guam. He's in the Air Force Reserves so Pearl Harbor was kind of a must-see for him. Because of the wacky time change he slept pretty late so we didn't end up getting there until about 1:40. I figured they'd be out of tickets because all of the guide books I've read say you need to get there way before noon so tickets don't run out. Plus, last week when we went we had to way an hour and a half before it was our turn to go to the memorial. Well, sleeping in paid off. It felt like a dead day at Cedar Point because we walked right in and got tickets for 2:00. Granted, by the time we left an hour later they were out of tickets, but I think it's safe to say if you go in the early afternoon you'll be dealing with a lot less people.
Sunday, I had to go to work for register training. Yes, they just didn't believe me that I seriously already knew how to do everything from working at Gap for 5 years. I was reminding the person training us what all she hadn't shown us yet. It was kind of ridiculous but I got paid for 5 hours.
When I got home it was like noon and we decided we were going to try to hit up Hanauma Bay. This is a really popular tourist and local spot and it's also a nature preserve. Because of this they actually have to limit the amount of people that can go in an they are closed on Tuesdays; they want to prevent erosion. So anyway, we figured there was a good bet they were going to be full for the day but we tried anyway. Yeah, they were, so we just kept driving past and we ended up pulling over to this scenic lookout point to figure out what we were going to do next. We were actually going to try to find the Halona Blowhole because it was nearby. Well, this particular scenic lookout point was absolutely the most gorgeous thing I've ever seen in my life.
This is Lana'i Lookout. I guess on clear days you can see the island of Lana'i. This is most definitely my favorite spot I've ever been to on earth. It was just unbelievable. There were only a handful of people brave enough to climb down and walk around and we were 2 of them. It's just completely undeveloped and almost escapes tourism. I love love loved it! Also, on the other side of these rocks is Hanauma Bay. And they filmed some of Lost here.
See all the people behind Jon? That's how far we had climbed down. Googling the area later told us it was pretty dangerous to go down but it was soooo worth it. And, really scary by the way; I kept thinking I was going to slide down and kill myself.
Wandering around the rocks. This is some of the area where they filmed some episodes of Lost. It was also super windy (we are on the windward side of the island, guess it makes sense). I was so scared I was just going to get blown away into the ocean.
The waves were so rough. I definitely would not want to go swimming here.
See the waves breaking on the rocks? It was so amazing.
Jon's brave. I wouldn't climb down that far because I thought I was going to fall.
I had to prove I was there!
We were pretty close to the edge!
This was after we left Lana'i Lookout and headed towards the Halona Blowhole. That beach took a lot of work for the people to get to.
The Blowhole. I guess the day we went was a good day because it was super windy so it was supposed to blow more water out. That's about as high as it got. I probably could have been more impressed. I also wish we would have seen some humpback whales.
So anyway, that's my photo tour of the most amazing spot in the world. Seriously, the plane ticket was worth going to that one spot alone. I want to go there and just sit for like hours everyday. The water was so blue and the waves were so big. It just makes me want to get out and keep exploring this island. And then go to Maui!!!!
Oh yeah, I also practiced snorkeling! Well, just in our pool, but I was scared to do that. I got pretty comfortable with it though, so I'm excited to go to Hanauma Bay next weekend to try it out in the ocean. I know I'll probably freak out when salt water touches my lips, but I'm sure it will be pretty amazing. I think we're also going to try to hit up Sandy Beach (which is a really popular beach) and hopefully the North Shore! So I should have lots of cool pictures to share.
Also, we started moving into our new apartment yesterday. We've got almost everything. We're both already so much happier here. There's carpet and walls and a big kitchen and outlets in the bathroom! And even though it's about 60 sq. ft. smaller it feels so much bigger. I love it!
Thanks for reading :-)
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