Windward Drive

Oahu, September 2007

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The same day that I went up the Haiku Stairs, Em and I drove up the windward coast, almost to the northern tip of the island.

Em's standing at an outdoor shower at a cabin you can rent at the Malaekahana Campground. However, they are in such a state of disrepair that they won't rent them to you unless you've seen them in person, a good policy I think.

And here's another view of the same cabin. At this campground you can also pitch your tent, rent yurts, and other decrepit cabins. Of all of the places one can camp on the island, this is only place we would do so in the future.

Em on Malaekahana Beach on the eastern side of the island just below the northern tip.

The arch at La'ie Point.

Locals like to fish at La'ie Point. We stopped to talk to a grizzled Japanese local who was convinced that Em was a 'local girl'. He asked her twice in fact.

For shits and giggles we stopped at the Byodo-In Buddhist temple, a replica of a 950-year old temple in Uji, Japan. It was pretty neat, especially against the backdrop of the steep, misty mountains.

Within the temple grounds we found it funny to see the fat tourists feeding the fat fish.

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