There is only one spot on Oahu that you can't drive to...the westernmost tip of the island. It's about a 3 mile hike after the road ends but it's flat and well marked and well worth the walk!
The land is preserved as a bird sanctuary and is well known for being a hang out for the endangered Hawaiian Monk Seal. Of course if you go in winter you will undoubtedly see whales breeching as well as some monstrous waves. We were lucky enough to see it all! This post is photo heavy but considering I took over 200 photos, 36 isn't too bad! My blog cuts off the right side of my photos when they are landscape but if you click on them you can see the whole shot.
All of those photos were taken from the parking lot before we even left on the hike! Those waves were about 15ft and got larger as the day went on!
This is the "point" where the albatross seemed to get curious about us and came out to see what the fuss was!
They were much bigger than I expected - this little friend was hiding something that he/she let me see later!
Just past the birds we stopped to have lunch by the ocean and met some more friends. This guy was snoozing the whole time!
His buddy decided to join in the action and swam up to get some sun.
Pardon me, is this rock taken?
Sadly, it was time to go. On the way back out, she stood up showing off her chick!
Some days it's very hard to be me!
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