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Wowsers! What a beautiful coastline! This was our first stop, which looks out on Rabbit Island. I wanted to see some marine birds, if possible.
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What a doofus - Andi with her Swarovski binocs, woodcentral hat, camera and side pack.
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Hey, but I scored a new lifer - the red-footed booby.
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The ubiquitous woodcentral sighting pic.
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A look across the bay to the lighthouse. There were a lot of people in the bay swimming or surfing.
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Teri and Craig with Rabbit Rock in the background.
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The layers of lava flow on Rabbit Island are very interesting. You'll have to click on the pic to see the swirling layers.
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We drove a little ways farther and stopped at a lookout to look for marine birds. Craig has seen them from this spot many times.
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Didn't see any birds, so Craig and Teri took me across the road to walk through a lava tube. Here's Crraig at the top of the ravine leading to the tube.
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Here's a look down the throat of the lava tube. I asked Craig how these form and he said that when the lava is flowing down a gully it can solidify on top while the lava is still flowing underneath. The lava drains down the gully, leaving a tube behind.
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Here's a view of the ocean from the other end of the tube.
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A look back at Craig and Teri.
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The water off the coastline of O'ahu is so beautiful. It gets this incredible blue hue from running so deep not far off shore. There's no continental shelf here - just a drop off the steep sides of the volcanoes that formed the island.
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Here's a look at the ocean on the other side of the tube and in different light. Wow, it's gorgeous.
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I'm always interested in the geological formations. You can see the layering of the different eruptions.
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There are lots of conglomerates, too.
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The leeward side of the island is completely different than the windward side. Here's a view of a calm cove looking up toward Waikiki.
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What's this all about? Every where we went on Friday we saw wedding party after wedding party. Friday is wedding day on O'ahu. I couldn't resist the WC sighting op.
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