For the last day, we have a few hours to trek around Oahu. Locke's hip is still bothering him, so we decide its best for him to stay at the hotel and just relax. On the other hand, I have a lot of energy and head out to the southeast point to climb up Diamond Head crater for the best view of Honolulu.
View from the top of Diamond Head: looking west to downtown Honolulu (top) and east into the heart of Diamond Head crater
Many years ago, I stopped by Hanauma Bay and purchased a bag of fish food before wondering into the shallow waters. BIG MISTAKE! As soon as the fish figure you out as a food source, they start nibbling on your legs and arms telling you they are hungry. Eventually, I got so weirded out that I just threw the bag of food away from me so they would leave me alone! In a sense, it's kinda of sad, because we created behavioral conditioning within the animals (Pavlov's response) that was completely artificial. In the end, this place felt more like a zoo, only there was no enclosure. However, this time around I came by to watch and observe, but was elated to see that the bay was closed off for the day. Time to give Mother Nature a rest and let her be one with itself!
Heading Home
After our wonderful two-week vacation, it was now time to head home to California. Locke thoroughly enjoyed his birthday vacation and we both saw so many facets of Hawaii and love it even more! As we departed, both of us sensed that the islands would be calling us back once more in the near future...
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