Standing on the shores he said,
‘O Great Sea! Ye conveyed me across the eons, from nothingness to fullness, across the origin of all that is – you are my vessel to the Eternity’.
Day 4: Exploring the island of Oahu.
Day 4 was a conducted bus tour by the Polynesian Adventure Tours booked through www.gotobus.com. This was to ensure there was no tension of getting lost, and no hassles of finding bus routes. We started with a brief visit to the Hanauma Bay (this was our 2nd visit during the trip). While leaving Hanauma Bay, I spotted something (of not much significance though) that I had last studied in grade 9th Biology. There roots were called prop roots, a kind of root that arises from the stem and penetrates the soil. Just some inconsequential observation.
Our second visit to the Hanauma Bay
Hawaii (Oahu Island) Part 1
Day 3: Hiking Diamond Head Crater, exploring Iolani Palace and the University of Hawaii at Manoa.
On day 3, we decided to hike the Diamond Head Crater. We woke up promptly at 5 am, to skip the usual bathroom rush hour, and were out by 6 am, waiting for the bus that never arrived because it was a Saturday. After waiting for an hour, we took a cab and reached the trailhead. We did see why it is best to start hikes early, it can get extremely hot and uncomfortable even by 8 am. This is where we started from while the tiny structure at the top was where we had to reach.
Base of the trail head
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Next morning we woke up really early and started for Palolem beach in Goa. The Goa border is some 20 km from Karwar and Palolem is a famous beach of South Goa. Till now, I haven’t been to Goa and not even researched about it because it is so very well known and appeals more to people looking for party and clubbing experience and I had kept it for some other time. Probably it had rained last night in the region because of which the terrain was all wet and sky cloudy. The greenery in form of trees, seasonal plants/shrubs and even moss/algae was everywhere. House walls, bridge railings, rock faces and just about anything which has potential was draped with moss. After driving for an hour or so around 7:00 AM we hit the beach. The beach was almost deserted except lot of fishermen activity towards north of the beach and few locals angling in choppy sea.
Palolem beach with fisherman activity in North
Fisherwomen pondering over fresh catch
