Last day in Hawaii. Packed my bags, left them at the hotel reception and headed off to revisit Makapuu Beach since this was one spot where I hadnt been able to stay long earlier in the week. The standard one hour bus ride brings me to the beach and I decide to hike up to the lighthouse a couple miles away on the adjoining mountain.
The hike gets pretty arduous but I have company on the way; a Korean social worker chats with me on the route to the light house. A 45 minute hike up the mountain yields rich rewards with spanning views of large waves crashing on volcanic rock and spewing through blowholes. My camera has run out of power so I am stuck appreciating the panorama.
3 of us, 2 Stanford students on transfer at the University of Hawaii and I sit admiring the rain clouds streaming in over the adjoining mountain and depositing their moisture on the land below. Its a beautiful sight seeing the cloud slowly wind its way up the windward side of the mountain and curve inwards at the tip. Alas, we spent too much time doing that and the rain clouds winds its way up the mountain we are on and drenches us completely. Climbing down a wet mountain path with 50 mph winds blowing in your face is no joke.
The way back to the beach is also very, very wet and the walk is on the highway shoulder; but I have my backpack and sturdy shoes and whistle Led Zeppelins "Big Log" for the whole 1 hour stretch.
Back at the beach the bodyboarders are conquering 15 foot waves amid the rain and blowing winds. I spend some time admiring the cove and lashing waves a little more and head back onto the Bus to Honolulu. My luggage is waiting for me at the hotel and I head off to the airport at 7PM.
This trip has been one of the few times Ive thought to myself that this is the time of my life. The one other time I felt this way was when I went off to New Zealand for 2 weeks after my bachelors degree.
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Brilliant de-brief. Look fwd to c-ing some more pics
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