I
have come to realize processing these old pictures is a significant
time commitment that requires tremendous persistence and discipline, so I
am getting there slowly, but surely...
I
am fully aware of the fact that I have not had a chance to show you the
amazing coastlines of Hawaii. In fact, all 4 images I am sending today
were taken on 11/30/13 by the Makapuu Beach in
Oahu. It is amazing how the volcanic layers can be so clearly
recognized along Hawaii coastlines.
I
remember it was our second day visiting those beaches. On the first
day, we went there just to check things out. We were totally blown away
by the unique landscape and the "angry
waves." Makapuu Beach
is located at the southeast tip of Oahu, right on the south side of
Manana Island. Sitting there and listening to the waves makes you feel
you are in a totally different world... On that day, after some soul searching at that amazing place, we drove
all the way up to the north side of the Island to the North Shore Sunset
Beach (Haleiwa Beach), which is also called the "world capital of
surfing." When we got there, a 2-day world cup surfing event was going
on, so you can imagine the chaos and the excitement!
We joined the crowd and ended up staying there until almost sunset. In fact, we were so excited about the event that when we left there, we did not realize we had a flat tire until about 2 miles outside of civilization... Yeah, it just had to happen when we were out on our own and when the darkness was approaching... When we called AAA, the service rep was extremely nice. I guess it was partly because it was the Thanksgiving weekend and, understandably, people were all out doing crazy things! When the service rep pleasantly told us that there would be no problem for him to get us help right away, his first question was: "where are you in Naperville right now?" I said: "I am not in Naperville." "Oh, no problem, where are you?" "I am out of nowhere in Hawaii by the ocean...." Then there was a LONG pause at the other end of the phone...
We joined the crowd and ended up staying there until almost sunset. In fact, we were so excited about the event that when we left there, we did not realize we had a flat tire until about 2 miles outside of civilization... Yeah, it just had to happen when we were out on our own and when the darkness was approaching... When we called AAA, the service rep was extremely nice. I guess it was partly because it was the Thanksgiving weekend and, understandably, people were all out doing crazy things! When the service rep pleasantly told us that there would be no problem for him to get us help right away, his first question was: "where are you in Naperville right now?" I said: "I am not in Naperville." "Oh, no problem, where are you?" "I am out of nowhere in Hawaii by the ocean...." Then there was a LONG pause at the other end of the phone...
Makapuu Beach, Oahu, Hawaii
November 30, 2013
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