Tuesday, January 22, 2013

13-01-18 Round the Island

The prediction was for 20 foot and larger waves to hit the north shore.  Richard, Don and I decided to go see the waves and take pictures in the hopes of getting some good shots.



Our first stop was Laniakea Beach.  We were hoping we would find the turtles (Honu) and/or the monk seals resting on the beach.  No such luck, it was much to rough and they all stayed away from the shoreline although we did see a turtle swimming around.


The chickends were there...


Next stop was Waiamea Valley Park in the hopes of finding parking for Waiamea Beach Park.  Since we were there we decided to check out the gekkos.


I was really lucky to see this Majiro (Japanese White Eye) land on a bush near by.


Lately it's been cold at night so the gekkos were unusually cooperative about staying in view as they soaked up the morning sun.


Monkey Pod Tree


Can you guess why this beach is called Three Tables?


Waiamea Bay, this is what happens if you make a mistake.  His board broke in two.


A little scenery at the Turtle Bay Resort's beach.


 Luckily the waves were breaking on an outer reef.


We stopped by the resort to make use of their amenities.  They were kind enough to have three glass containers of water, each infused with a different variety of fruit and vegetable.  It was really good...kudos to the resort for doing this.


Puka (Hole) Island just off Laie Point.  Can you see the rainbow in the crashing wave?


This is how powerful the waves were.


Pounders Beach...waiting for his master's return.

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