More Hikes and Beaches

It's August and this post pictures are from May while Fanda was still here! We did a few hikes and here are the ones we enjoyed the most! It is always hard to narrow them down so be ready for a picture marathon!

Kaunala hike- 6 mile loop

Kaunala (the plaiting) is a pleasant valley - ridge combination above Pupukea (white shell) along the north shore of Oahu. The trail section contours in and out of lush gulches through mostly introduced forest.

Tyto fotografie jsou ještě z května, kdy u nás byl Fanda.

Tady jsme na 10ti kilometrové túře na severní straně ostrova Oahu.

Both kids are great hikers! They like to learn about trees, birds and plants along the way. We saw some sandalwood trees, koa and ohi'a trees along this hike. Early Hawaiians made surfboards and outrigger canoe hulls out of the koa wood which is beautiful red-brown wood. Today it is made into fine furniture.

Quite expensive I should say.

Děti jsou zdatní turisté a po cestě se vždy něco přiučí o místní fauně a flloře.

Manoa Falls Trail

A two mile round trip hike - perfect for our two year old Lucie! The surrounding forest is staggeringly beautiful and it's only a mile each way though you gain 800 feet in the process, and it rewards you with a very pretty 160-foot-high waterfall. Very lush area with giant trees!

Tady se jdeme podívat k vodopádu Manoa. Hezká a relativně krátká procházka, která se libíla malé Lucince. Hezky šlapala jeden kilometr dokud jsme nedorazili na bahno. Krásná vegetace!

Getting ready for the most popular hike on Oahu. This is one thing all tourist are supposed to do in Honolulu - climb to the top of that ultra prominent circular landmark that dominates Waikiki, Diamond Head. You are supposed to do this because from up top the vies is da kine, brah!

Jeden z nejpopulárnějších výšlapů na Oahu. Kráter Diamond Head! Relativně krátký, ale náročný výstup a sluníčko pražilo! Krásný výhled!

Hot, hot, hot oh so hot!!!!

Climbing

to horko, ale statečně šlapeme!

getting closer

už tam skoro jsme

Near the end, it's 99 steps plus a spiral staircase followed by more steps. Once at the 761 - foot summit it's all worth it. What a grand view. From Barbers Point almost 20 miles to the west to Koko Crater 9 miles behind you, it's easy to see why the military bought this landmark in 1904 - it's the perfect place to watch over all of leeward O'ahu.

Těsně před vrcholkem jestě 99 schodů a točité schodiště a potom ještě pár schodů...

A ten výhled! To je odměna! Skoro 34 kilometrů na západní stranu je vidět. Není divu, že si to vojáci koupili v roce 1904 jako strategické místo.