Above The Beach

The ladies were downtown shopping in Honolulu, and I was on my way to hike the trail to the top of Diamondhead.  Only it was closed because they were repairing a rockfall on the trail.  Earlier I had driven by a lighthouse on a cliff, so I went to try and photograph the lighthouse.  What I discovered was that when I stood on the cliff by the lighthouse, I could see a beautiful beach about two hundred feet below.

So I saw some people walking down a trail, and I followed them down to the beach.  There were a number of people down there, some sunbathing and some getting ready to surf.

This surfer with his board stood here for perhaps 5 or 10 minutes while he carefully studied the water and the surf, before he put his board in the water and paddled out.

I walked along the beach to try and get closer to the lighthouse, but this was the best view I could get.

And this is a view of the landscape at the bottom of the hill.  I love the neutral brown colors and the faint green color in the distance.