The Dragon's Nostrils @ The Makapu'u Tidepools

-

Makapu'u Tidepools - January 14, 2018

Michelle wanted to take her co-workers to the Tidepools. Off we went to Makapu'u. We met at the Lighthouse trail at 8:30am. Joining our family were Suki and her two kids Sabrina and Hunter. Also joining were Jen and her husband Justin. 

Getting down to the tidepools was simple enough. The kids were excited and wanted to rush down. I tried to get them to take their time because the rocks were very loose. But kids can take care of themselves more than adults think they can. 

The Dragon's Nostrils were firing. It was the strongest I've ever seen. The pools were great nice color, but we had to be careful as the waves were big. The great thing was that there weren't too many people at this time. We had a chance to enjoy the pools.

While there, we saw a whale about 50 feet from shore. That was exciting. But I couldn't get a nice picture. I took some nice pictures of the Dragon's Nostrils and the family. By 10am, people tourist mainly were coming in droves and it was time to go.

Our post hike meal was at Kona Brewing Company. I love this restaurant. I ate a Blue Cheese burger and ordered the sampler which was okay except the Lava Man. I always get the Lava Man, but it taste like shit. Like always, I check out the merchandise, but never buy anything. 

I knocked out in the car on the way home. I was so tired for some reason. 

Tidepools with Dragon's Nostrils

Malia Starfish

Michelle in water

Can you see Jared?

Sampler

Bleu Cheese Burger

Malia and her root beer float

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Exploring a hike in Mililani

-
Image
Waikakalaua Stream – November 23, 2012 We didn’t find the tunnels today, but that’s okay. A few months back, I scouted possible access points to get down towards Waikakalaua Stream. Today, along with Erik, we would find what we were looking for. Erik has lived in Wahiawa his whole life and I have lived in Mililani most of my life. This hike, albeit an exploration hike would make a lot of sense. Waikakalaua stream separates Wahiawa from Mililani. The hike is described in Stuart Ball’s original book, though I don’t have that book, it wouldn’t matter today as we were going to explore a different route.        Our goal was to find the pool and tunnels. We would allot ourselves 2 hours in and 2 hours out, for a total of 4 hours. Erik and I met at the Park & Ride, and immediately we drove up the road. We took a left on the road across Mililani Ike and followed it till its end. After getting out of our vehicles, we immediately tried to find a trail going ...
Read more

Kipapa Trail to Schofield-Waikane

-
Image
  Kipapa to Schofield-Waikane – June 14,15 2013 First of all, the initial plan was to get to Papali-Uka, but that didn’t happen. It is apparent that this route was for the grinders. Knowing what we know now, starting from Manana and getting to Papali would have been a three day thing or a two full day excursion. What we experienced was two 10+ hour hiking days and it was a hard 10+ hours for both days.  The plan today was to start on Manana drop into the valley towards Iliahi ridge, then drop into the valley towards Waiawa, and drop into the valley again towards Kipapa. From Kipapa, we would make the long hike up to the Ko’olau Summit, then to Waiahole Uka, crossover to Waikane, and then all the way to the Poamoho Cabin where we would set up camp. In the morning, we would make the long traverse to Papali Uka. The plan seemed ambitious, it was. But with ambition comes character building and gained experience which makes us into better hikers. To be a good hiker, you have to pus...
Read more

Getting to the Waimalu Meadow

-
Image
Waimano-Meadow - February 4, 2017 This hike was going to be a grinder no matter what way you cut it up. The overall goal was to hike Waimano-Aiea with backup plan #1 Waimano-Meadow back to Waimano or backup plan #2 Waimano-Waimalu Middle. After doing Waimalu Ditch last week, I had a feeling that the Middle Ridge trail would be in bad condition to hike. This led me to the assumption that going down Waimalu Middle would be a bad idea and we would only  go down as a last resort.  I predicted a 12-13 hour hike. Sarah wanted to invite her boyfriend Uhi and friend from Japan Jena. I said ok, but they probably wouldn't be her friend after the hike. Going on the hike today was the overnight crew; Darren, Erik, Aprille, Bernice, and Sarah. Also Darren's girlfriend Jana would be coming.  I met Erik & Aprille in front of the Aiea gate at about 4:30am to stage a car. From there, I drove us to the Waimano trailhead. A lot of hunting trucks were in the area. We started the hike a l...
Read more