Starting off ...

The view from the top of Diamond Head, which we hiked to the top of on Day 2. Hiking the 0.8 miles doesn’t seem like much at first until you get to staircase after staircase of straight up travel. The view from the top is spectacular, although we cut things short once we noticed the thousands of bugs flying around up there. Kind of a letdown after all the work, but there were a few scenic vistas on the way up without bugs and with decent views. This view is of Waikiki, and somewhere there is our hotel. The more expensive ones are obviously the ones on the beach, although ours was only about three blocks away. Not bad.




After hiking up Diamond Head, we headed over to Hanauma Bay. We had to wait a little bit in line, but it was definitely worth it. They also showed us a little video that basically informed us how the bay was formed and not to stand in the water on the coral reef. Try to stand on the sand. I had a chance to try snorkeling and check out the reef, which was pretty sweet. What was not sweet was cutting my foot on the coral and having it bleed for the rest of the afternoon. Oh well.



Another view from Hanauma Bay. Yeah, it was really that nice. They had a bit of green space beyond the beach, which provided plenty of shade and a fantastic view. The weather during the entire trip was a bit on the warm side and we had to use about a gallon of sunscreen. But that’s fun in the sun. Evenings were fantastic beyond words and I think in the future it’d be nice to go to a less populated place, especially after the sun goes down.



Palm trees everywhere.



Jumping ahead again. Brandon, right before the ceremony, wondering if he parked in a tow-away zone. Serious?