Hawaii Vacation-Sept 21-Oahu Day 2-Sightseeing

We didn't finish touring Pearl Harbor until about 3:30 that day, so we had to get back on the road and fit in as much sightseeing before dark. Thanks to Daniel, Lane's GPS, we managed to drive to the eastern part of the island to see a couple of beautiful lookout points, Haloma Blowhole on the coast, and the Pali Road and Lookout point. Both were really beautiful.

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And, most importantly, it was finally my turn to get to drive the convertible! That was lots of fun, too!

I always look so mad when I don't have any expression on my face!

This was a really pretty stretch of road near the blowhole.

The viewing place to see the blowhole overlooked this beautiful little bay. We had hoped to come back here and do some snorkeling, but we ran out of time. So sad!

Off to the other side was a nice beach in the distance.

Here's the blowhole! They said that at high tide during the winter months, the waves will crash with so much force that the water will be sucked in and blown out up to 50 ft. high. We definitely didn't get to see anything like that. You can see the blowhole near the bottom left part of the next picture. It was kinda a letdown after all we had read about it, but it was still neat to see, and the beautiful scenery around it definitely made it worth the trip.

Then, we headed back inland to see the Pali Lookout, a cliff that overlooked a huge valley below and also had a great view of the ocean to the east. It was so pretty. It also was the sight of a significant battle which ultimately led to the unification of all of the Hawaiian islands under the rule of one king. Supposedly, 400 warriors were forced off the cliff's edge during that battle!

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All of the mountains in Oahu are so unique and have these jagged, steep peaks.

Here's the overlook

Way down there is a tunnel in the road. Later on that day, we drove through it and got some pictures.

And, here's the tunnel.

Just some pretty trees

As we returned to town, we stopped at the Ala Moana Shopping Mall, which had tons and tons of restaurants to choose from, and we finally decided on Islands Fine Burgers. I got a blue cheese burger, and it was so good! We had just a great first full day in Oahu.