Touring Oahu!
22 April 2018 | Ko Olina Marina, Oahu
Helen
Enjoyed a long night's sleep. Decided to pack up our snorkel and swim gear and head out to the West side of Oahu. We stopped at McDonald's for their free wifi and did some research. We followed the West shore as far North as we could go. We stopped at several beach areas. Talked to some people that were snorkeling and they told us some good locations for turtle and dolphin sightings. So, we took notes and may take Charabia over there after we leave. Many mountains in the distance. We could see lava imbedded in the greenery. I love all the different big trees with colorful flowers in bloom. The sunny day included low hanging clouds over the crater area. It was a beautiful view. The beaches were gorgeous. Our beach walks were wonderful. I kept remembering to stand in the sand and twist my feet, which made me sink deeper in the sand. We were again surprised at how many squatters were lined along the beaches. We then headed to the North shore and falls at Waimea Valley. Apparently everyone was heading there today as the road was gridlocked, so we turned around. Had lunch at Maui Mike's which included different choices of their rotisserie chicken. It was a small restaurant and we were surprised that they did not have a restroom or free wifi. We walked across the street to Walgreens, as I said the Florida stores all have restrooms. The check out lady said their restroom didn't work. I think this is related to the large homeless population which they want to keep out of the restaurants and stores. We drove back to Ko Olina and got into our swim gear and took our snorkels to the very crowded lagoon close to us. We wanted to snorkel the west side. We found it more shallow than the east side. There were lots of rocks and fish. The water was not that clear since the waves were crashing at the entrance and the push and pull of their might was really felt. We got back to the boat around 5 pm. It was a lovely yet tiring day. Mark did a lot of driving today. We will tour Pearl Harbor next. We plan to be on Oahu thru the end of this month.