It really looked like a beautiful sunset was in the works for tonight, but alas, it did not occur. It looked good from our balcony @ Turtle Bay, right up until we left for dinner, then the heavier clouds moved in. By the time we got down to Hale’iwa, the clouds took over….  Seven nights on O’ahu and not a single beautiful sunset…

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This is the western ridge separating the center island area from the leewatd coast. There is one military highway over the ridge, but everyone else has to go around the southeast corner of the island. Taken from the entrance to the Dole Plantation.

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Once we got things a bit settled with our plans after the news about Beth, we headed south down the windward coast, stopping at Malekahana Beach to watch some surfers head about 1/3 mile off shore to catch the limited surf. Marianne had to pose on the driftwood we were sitting on before we left….

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Makapu’u Beach, Rabbit & Turtle Island from the Overlook.
After this, we headed over to Hawaii Kai for a bit of shopping and dinner @ Outback Steakhouse.
Still an hour plus drive back to Turtle Bay Resort…

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Panoramic view of Diamond Head, Waikiki & Honolulu taken from the wayside atop Round Top.  Drove up via Round Top Drive and returned via Tantalus Drive through the rain forest.
After some spasms in my back, we have decided to drive around today instead of standing for the shows at the PCC….

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