Hawaii - Oahu Part 2

Saturday morning we took a trip to the top of Diamond Head. The hike was about 1 mile and featured a change of over 500 feet in elevation but provided beautiful panoramic views of Oahu.

We took it easy the rest of the day, this is vacation and we had a busy day planned for Sunday but our day concluded with a sunset cruise on the Star of Honolulu

This provided some great views of Oahu as well including Diamond Head:

Waikiki Beach:

Pacific Ocean and Sunset:

Sunday morning at 4:45 a.m. I awoke with my nephews for the surfing lesson. Again, unfortunately I don’t have any pictures but it was a great way to spend 2 hours and learn the sport of Hawaii. Our next stop was an Atlantis submarine tour to get to see some of Hawaii’s marine life up close

The submarine was not luxurious

but it did provide some great pictures of man made reefs at the bottom of the ocean. My favorite is this one. It is an old airplane that used to shuttle passengers between islands.

On Sunday night we stopped at a traditional Hawaiian luau. Well, as traditional as a hotel can put on. We headed towards the western side of the island and went to Paradise Cove. The event provided an insight into old Hawaiian games and activities including canoeing

fishing

hula dancing

a firedancer

and of course, a dead pig

My trip to Oahu has been a fascinating trip into paradise and it hasn’t disappointed. Today we are spending the morning in Oahu – and then I am off to the Big Island.