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On our second day of touring the island by car we took the longer Island Circle Tour which takes us to the Dole Plantation in the middle of the island and up to the famous surfing beaches of the North Shore (Haleiwa), around to Laie with its Sea Arch and to the attractive island of Chinamans Hat before making our way back across the island on the Pali Highway again

Note: These images (especially the wider shots) look much better when larger – so click any of the images below to see larger versions in an inline overlay slideshow gallery viewer.

Once again we used the very useful IOS app – the GyPSy Guide – Oahu Full Island GPS Driving Tour to add assistance on the way

Just off the Kamehameha Highway and just past the town of Wahiawa we visited the Kukaniloko Birth Stones

Red Earth, Birth Stones

NIKON D600 + 24.0-70.0 mm f/2.8 @ 70 mm, 1/160 sec at f/5.6, ISO 100

Next stop the Dole Plantation and time for the girls to explore the worlds largest maze. The maze stretches over three acres and includes nearly two and one-half miles of paths crafted from 14,000 colourful Hawaiian plants all crafted into the shape of a giant Pineapple

Pineapple Maze

NIKON D600 + 24.0-70.0 mm f/2.8 @ 50 mm, 1/160 sec at f/4, ISO 100

In the Light

NIKON D600 + 24.0-70.0 mm f/2.8 @ 70 mm, 1/500 sec at f/4, ISO 100

Then we headed up to the northern beaches and drove along the coast and stopped at a nice little spot where we could see turtles sunning themselves on the sand and frolicking on the waves breaking on the shore. These guys really do surf the waves…

To the locals this is just part of their normal day but to us it’s a special experience – one we almost never see – my girls loved every moment of it 🙂

Chillin’

NIKON D600 + 24.0-70.0 mm f/2.8 @ 70 mm, 1/640 sec at f/2.8, ISO 100

Next stop the Pu’u o Mahuka Heiau State Monument which is the largest Heiau (Hawaiian temple) on the island – or at least what remains

Pu’u o Mahuka

NIKON D600 + 24.0-70.0 mm f/2.8 @ 56 mm, 1/60 sec at f/4, ISO 100

A quick visit to the Laie Sea Arch

Laie Sea Arch

NIKON D600 + 24.0-70.0 mm f/2.8 @ 70 mm, 1/640 sec at f/2.8, ISO 100

and then to the island (Mokoliʻi) also affectionately known as the Chinamans Hat for obvious reasons – just leaning in for a look

Chinamans Hat

NIKON D600 + 24.0-70.0 mm f/2.8 @ 70 mm, 1/160 sec at f/5.6, ISO 100

and then as everyone was getting a little tired from a long day out we headed back home

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