Oahu's Magnificent Windward Coast

Today I visited the Southeast Coast of Oahu, between Hanauma Bay and Waimanalo Beach. The stormy weather provided some magnificent large waves.
The black volcanic rock combined with the blue water and white spray provides a superb contrast.







This one I'm going to try enlarging and framing!

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Here's a video I've put together from the visit:

A Day of Exploration

I went out for a morning walk down to Waikiki Beach. Along the way I spotted this cool storefront advertisement for Apple's iPhone.

A few people were already out enjoying themselves.



I went out for breakfast with my mom and our friend, Toni. Then I dropped off my mom at the airport for her return flight back home. Rather than drive back to Waikiki, I decided to drive up the West side of Oahu, an area I had never explored before. I took Hwy 93 up to Waianae and then all the way north to the very end of the paved road. The scenery around here was spectacular!



Is it just my imagination are do you also see two faces in this rock formation? Click on the thumbnail to see the larger version.
I don't think this was a house but rather a futuristic looking government building.

This panorama is stitched together from several individual photos. I took them by hand and didn't do a perfect job on the left side but it does capture the majestic beauty of this incredible valley!

I *believe* this is a power plant that burns used oil to generate electricity.
Back at Waikiki in the evening I captured several photos with my camera & tripod, including this one.

Pacific Northwest Trip: Day 6

I woke up long before my Mom or Danny so I decided to take an early morning walk.


The next 3 photos are actually of Pacific Beach, which is the community just south of Moclips.



Why is Danny pointing a hair dryer at the freezer section of our fridge? Two words: Da Clara! My mom decided to refreeze our ice cooler's ice pack so she stuck it in the freezer compartment the night before. She left it there all night, not realizing that it would expand to the freezer's walls. After several unsuccessful tugs to pull it out, we had to resort to a little creative engineering!

Cape Neddick: The Nubble Lighthouse

We continued on up the coast to Cape Neddick, where we photographed the beautiful Nubble Lighthouse.