Walk around Oahu (Waimea to Waialua)

We spent the last Sunday in June doing our perimeter walk#6 around the island.

Thanks to Matt for dropping Agnes, Aida, Enrique, Jasmin, Mari, Tessa, and myself off near Waimea Bay where we had last ended our walk.

Passing by the oceanside home that has a Japanese theme and built around five bedrooms and nine bathrooms. Rumours that actor Jonah Hill bought the property was squashed by the VRBO owner.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Walking on the shaded part of the road as the sun started heating up the ambient temperature.

Too early for the turtle traffic, whose peak hours range from 1100 to 1500. Sad we missed the hard shelled herbivores but not the hard headed traffic that ties up the area.

Passing the grazing horses.

Waiting for the bus or to get our picture taken?

Jasmin filling up her plastic bag with kamachile, a tart but sweet fruit. Are we on public property?

Group photo in front of one of the restored signs that was first erected in 1996 by California artist Carole Beller. Years of neglect and vandalism saw the sign being covered in graffiti and even the surfer was chopped off. In 2005, Japanese Tatsuro Ota repaired the sign on his own dime and time. In 2006, Carole Beller took down the repaired surfer and replaced it with the current wahine surfer to protect her copyrighted creation.

Why does my name get paired with an expletive? I just happened to be in the area and made a suggestion.

Take a selfie and get a sticker.

Take a selfie and get a photo.

No pictures. Camera shy.

Standing in front of the white obelisk that honors the sixteen locals who gave their lives in WW2 and was built and dedicated in 1947 by the Waialua Lions Club.

Straining in front of the Bob Marley tribute that was done in 2014 by cryptik.

Which way is Waialua?

Pre-preening peacock.

Fallen angel. These pair of wings are part of Colette Miller’s Global Angel Wings Project that started back in 2012 and has spread over the world.

I need a bicycle to get up this double arched bridge built in 1921 that carries traffic over Anahulu Stream.

Popped into the nearby convenience store to get some ice cream refreshments.

No get sassy otherwise I’ll get slappy. Are we on public property?

Hello? I would like to order a mango picker.

Pushing her luck. Where’s that neighbor when you need him.

We spotted a colorful saffron finch that was introduced to Hawaii in 1965.

Some used their hands to pray at the Hawaiian church built in 1939.

Others used them to pick calamansi.

Group photo in front of the mushroom shaped balancing rock called Pohaku Lana’i, legend has it that the rock floated ashore from a distant land called Kahiki.

We decided to have lunch at the shadowy sea park that covers 53 acres.

Is this a good idea?

Maybe not.

Why did the hiker cross the road? To see a misleading roadside advertisement up close.

Is that a verb or noun?

Some of us came more prepared for the rain than the others.

Share the road!

Air conditioned papayas.

Yard sale on the right.

Is this sign lost?

Checking out a secluded beach.

Too rich for my blood.

Walking out towards the highway.

Why let a perfectly manicured lawn go to waste?

The girls checking out one of the honor fruit and vegetable stands in the area.

Milk it for all it’s worth. Or just take a picture.

Group photo in front of the property that was formerly Kawailoa Ranch until the railroad tycoon Benjamin Dillingham purchased it in 1897. His son, Walter would later be responsible for dredging Pearl Harbor, developing Honolulu Airport and Waikiki Beach.

Richard Cleveland introduced the first horse to Hawaii in 1803 to King Kamehameha. Today, they are used primarily for trail rides, rodeos and polo matches.

Who wants to skydive? Don’t everybody jump at once.

What’s the hardest part of skydiving? The ground.

The closest I’m getting to skydiving today.

Walking back to our cars.

Last chance?

Post-walk meal at the nearby pizzeria. Anybody order pineapple toppings?

Our longer than expected walk from Waimea to Waialua covered 12.5 miles that was made bearable with good company.

Photos taken by Agnes Bryant, Aida Gordon, Jasmin Nepomuceno, Mari Saito, Tessa Bugay, and yours truly. Not necessarily in order.

Note: I have been made aware that some hikers have been using my blog as a hiking guide and getting lost on the trails. Please note that this blog was made to document the hike for the crew(s) that did it. That is why some of my comments will seem to have no relevance or meaning to anybody outside of the crew(s) that hiked that trail. My blog was never meant as a hiking guide, so please do not treat it as such. If you find inspiration and entertainment from these hikes, that is more than enough. If you plan on replicating these hikes, do so in the knowledge that you should do your own research accordingly as trail conditions, access, legalities and so forth are constantly in flux. What was current today is most likely yesterdays news. Please be prepared to accept any risks and responsibilities on your own as you should know your own limitations, experience and abilities before you even set foot on a trail, as even the “simplest” or “easiest” of trails can present potential pitfalls for even the most “experienced” hikers. One should also always let somebody know of your hiking plans in case something doesn’t go as planned, better safe than sorry.

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