Makapu'u

Seven of us hiked up Makapu'u this morning. It's the furthest East you can get on O'ahu. It was nice and cool when we started out this morning, I even had a long-sleeved t-shirt on with my shorts. But as the sun rose higher, and we climbed, I got warm and took off my long sleeves. Notice how I neglected to mention the part of the morning when I applied a protective layer of sunscreen? Yeah, I forgot to put it on today. I now have a nice pink burn to remind myself of my stupidity. Luckily it's not too bad.

Here are some of the views from the day:
You may remember when Bernadette and I hiked up Koko Crater last month. Well, this is the view of the back of the crater. When you look at the crater from the "front" it looks like a big hill. From this vantage point it is much easier to see that it is, indeed, a crater.

Looking down the coast as we move along the trail. The view is even better looking the other way when you get to the top . . .
Yeah, that's nice.
It was a really amazing payoff for a (relatively) minor effort.
Ocean - Vast. Zac - Impressed.
Bernadette's husband, pointing out to Zac where we'll be adventuring next.

Pretty nice out, eh?