Day 4, part 3

More from Lanikai:

To get from the street to the beach (you can't see the beach from the street), just drive along the one way road that circles the Lanikai community. Once you go all the way around and are on the opposite side you came in on, pass about 4 of the public walkways to the beach. The public walkways are inbetween every so many houses (generally 3-4 houses). Here's a sign indicating its a public walkway to the beach.This is what one of the walkways looks like.And here's what you get if you make your little stroll down the walkway!

Day 4, part 2

Here, we visited two of the best beaches listed on the Fromer's guides (which I rented from the local library and read on the flight to Hawaii). These are simply the single best beaches of all of Hawaii. They are somewhat secluded, super soft, powdery sand, blue water, clear, plenty of fish, coral, and nice waves of good, safe size--enough to body surf with but not too large to hurt you. It was spactacular. Karen and I both feel that if we only had a one day trip to Hawaii, this where we'd spend it next time we go (and yes, there will be a next time).

First, Kailua:Then, Lanikai

Day 4, part 1

On day four we ventured out to the south east side of the island. First stop on our way to the best beaches I've seen in Hawaii, we hit one of the popular surfing/boogie boarding sites: Sandy Beach, also the # 1 beach with the most emergency calls per year. The natural sandy bar creates such large, surf pounding waves that many people under estimate the power of the water and end up breaking many bones and being thrashed about. You'll notice in the background of the first picture, a bus. This is a famous tourist stop--the toilet bowl. Back in 1995 it was closed to people from being to walk out there because some people used to sit on top of it and get thrown. Well, didn't take long before a few people died from being thrown much farther than they had expected. Talk about a deadly enema!