Chinaman's Hat 02/01/11 & 02/03/11

VIDEO I POSTED ON FACEBOOK ( ME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE OCEAN LOL)

Hahahaaaaa.. so I went to Kualoa Beach Park 3 times in one week.. The first time I went with Keoni to go fishing and they had a kayak so I was just going around randomly lol. Because I never went to Chinaman's Hat, I returned 2 days later with my friend Shana. We didn't have a kayak so I suggested we do it with boards. I had a 7.5 ft board and Shana had a boogie board. The start was weird because some kronic guy approached us in the parking lot asking for suntan lotion. Instead of starting at 8:30am, we started paddling out at 9:30am in fear that the guy was going to break into my truck... anyways..

We arrived, it was such a beautiful day and we were adventuring around the small island. We went to the top the hard way and I wouldn't recommend it to people unless they like the hard way. The "easy way up the trail" is found on the side facing Kualoa Beach Park and the hard way is found on the ocean facing side. The hard way is basically scaling/climbing a near vertical rock face.. Shana was a trooper and we did it haha. Halfway up, there are some caves and we cruised in one for a little while. We were in our bikinis.. and got buss up by the dead vegetation.. I ended up with this huge scratch on my okole, that was not good. Overall, was fun.

Because I didn't invite Keoni, I returned two days later with him. He basically towed my ass out there because he wanted to get there fast (we got there in less than 15 minutes and it usually takes people 30-45 minutes). We ventured around and I was looking into the tide pools. Keoni went up the hard way and I opted to go up the easy way. I met him up there and we took pictures and headed back. We were suppose to go to Goat Island but the on shore winds were blowing hard and the current was harsh. Instead, we went to three tables and cruised drinking beer. Fun stuff!





***Yes, there are sharks but as long as you're not gushing with blood, you're good. A lot of people fish and skin dive here, just take the hint from them.

Happy Chinese New year's :D 01/29/11

shana's little brother doing his lion dancing

The days they past and the weather got crappy. On the 20th, we slept in my truck at Shark's Cove to watch the Eddie but they never held it because the waves were inconsistent (I never had my camera because it was last minute :/). It was fun though haha the waves were pretty epic and it was a full moon!
Things weren't working out (school, Keoni's surfing, truck dying in Hau'ula) so there was a 2 week break in adventures. Instead of the same grind, I had the chance to celebrate Chinese New Year's with my dear friends Shana and Chucky. It was really fun and crowded! Good food and a great cultural experience. These pictures are from Shana's mom.

oO what is that?

it was pretty good lol

i'm only making that face because shana's little brother kept telling me
that the reason why they were brown, it's because they rub them with dirt lol

crowded!

Kahuku Sand Dunes 01/16/11

After being sick for 2 weeks and missing a lot of potential beautiful adventure days, the storms started coming in. We were suppose to do Kamaileunu ridge but Keoni being the weather guru, he opted for a coastal hike. He was right because it started storming Waianae side while we were on our adventure (it stayed sunny where we were at though lol). Anyways, this adventure was super fun and I'd do it again with a visiting friend. We started off at Turtle bay Resort and just walked along the coast towards Kahuku. I found beautiful shells and a blue fishing buoy! My dad collected these things since I can remember and we hang them from our trees in our yard :)
There's a lot of beauty here and I hope they NEVER build an effing hotel there. We ended our adventure after cruising at a large tide pool and ventured back to my truck. Overall, the unique beauty of the Kahuku Sand Dunes as well as the ocean side was well worth it.

the beginning

turtle bay

we walked super far from Turtle Bay, hotel in the distance

look how huge that tree was.. me with my buoy :D

end of the world type of shizzz.
this reminded me of mackenzie park on the big island

good bye cruel world?? i wasn't that close..

Kealia Trail 01/04/11

I did this hike with a sinus infection and severely blistered feet with Keoni. We started on the 7 mile trail at 6:45am and finished at 11am. Thank god that there is the ocean because it's much needed to jump in the water after this grueling hike. Overall, the views of North shore and Makua Valley are very beautiful. If you do this trail to Makua Valley, you HAVE TO bring enough water or you will DIE from heat exhaustion. Not one small bottle of Dasani, you gotta have AT LEAST 1.5 liters/person. After this hike, my feet were effed up and my sinus infection turned into a chest infection. I learned my lesson.

switchback #???? here comes the sun

after the switchbacks there is a picnic table area. we rested here.

after walking up and down on a bullsh*t dirtroad for an hour 1/2..
we reached makua valley... why hello there~

walking the the Makua Valley ridge

Ka'au Crater 01/02/11

Ka'au Crater yo

FIRST HIKE OF THE NEW YEAR! This hike was pretty fun besides the narrow muddy path. There is a high chance of slipping and sliding down the mountain-side. There are three beautiful waterfalls with the third cascading waterfall that we had to climb. I thought that was the most fun part of the hike because it reminded me of something similar I did in Tahiti. Some of the ropes were pretty sketchy so please test the ropes before using them O__O I was a bit annoyed for not going up the rim but overall, it was a nice hike. The view of the hidden crater was cool.

walking along the stream

muddy trail..

second waterfall

who are we waiting for??

small kine peeved... but hey look at that view

frolicking back to the bottom... lol not really...

resting

Makapu'u Lighthouse 12/30/10

Super fun day with Keoni, Krischa, and her cousin Kainoa. I'd bring a visiting friend here for the whole day because there are different things you can do: walk on the paved sidewalk up to the lighthouse lookout, numerous trails up the hill (different views of Koko head/Makapu'u beach, old military bunkers, small kine psuedo ridge with beautiful views), Queen's bath, and Pele's chair. Overall, there's so much to do in this area and it's free!

haha we started a little early.. but missed the sunrise :/

please don't do this lol

me and krischa. it was really windy

Queen's Bath

beautiful views at the end

good bye cruel world????

Kaena Point 12/23/10

me on top the last pillbox

Kaena Point is the westernmost point of the island of Oahu and is very sacred. It is believed that souls jump into the afterlife there.
We started real early because the heat is intense. I enjoyed this adventure because it was so beautiful. The views of both Waianae-side and Mokuleia-side, sightings of large scary birds (I watched the movie Birds, when I was a kid...), and pill boxes on the mountain side were well worth it.
Only thing I'll suggest is that if you go up to the pill boxes, stay on the trail because the whole mountain side is burial grounds and I'm pretty sure there used to be a big heiau(sacred place) as there are rock wall formations etc.. pretty spooky stuff.

view of the mountain we climbed

view of Waianae

pillboxes

pokai bay cheeee huuu