Hanauma Bay

One last post of my Hawaii trip! On our last full day in Oahu, we woke up insanely early to enter Hanauma Bay for free and to beat the crowds. (And it was worth it.)

Hanauma Bay at 7am

My dad being a kid.

Hanauma Bay at 9:15am (and pesky water drops on my waterproof case, which I should've taken off)

Oahu, Hawaii

I've given up on making a separate post for each thing we did, so here's one post with select photos spanning four days. We did a lot during our short stay in Oahu, but I feel like there's still a ton of things to see on the island. I'm sure I'll be back and visit some of the other islands too. Huge thanks to my sister (and future wedding planner) Stephanie for planning most of the trip!

View of the ocean from our lenai.

Fresh coconuts at the Polynesian Cultural Center.

My dad loved this taro thing so much, he went back for seconds.

Canoe rides at Paradise Cove.

Feeding the ever-hungry koi fish at the Dole Plantation.

Diamond Head

After snorkeling, we went to lunch and then hiked up Diamond Head. The hike is about 1.6 miles round trip, which would've been a breeze if not for the sun pounding down on us. I ended up with a horrible sunburn on my shoulders even though I applied sunscreen!

At the halfway point.

First flight of stairs (out of four).

View of the Pacific Ocean and Waikiki from the summit.

I unintentionally interrupted a guy from enjoying a musubi to have this photo taken. It was kind of awkward.