Ho’omaluhia in the clouds

I took Brian to Ho’omaluhia for his first, my third time. I did check the weather the day before, but turns out it was definitely going to rain. Looking back at these pictures, they actually came out really cool. But at the time, we were walking around in the rain and it was cloudy, and it just felt less magical being there.

Brian tried to remind me he can’t pick his days off and he was just happy to be with me.

We did discover this cool bridge while meandering. We did a lot more walking than I normally have through here. (usually I drove).

Anyway, still highly recommend this place. It’s so peaceful and very accessible.

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Makapu’u Lighthouse and Ho’omaluhia Redeux and Malasadas

Malasadas are Portuguese donuts, I’ve posted them before talking about visiting Leonard’s. It’s a really popular thing here for some reason, so I bought some for Erin to try as a post hike snack. This time we tried Agnes’ food truck in Kailua. These are traditional, no fillings like Leonard’s has. I don’t have pictures of them, but they tasted ok. I think I preferred filled ones.

We made our way up Makapu’u Lighthouse trail starting at 8:45am. There was plenty of parking. Some of these pictures should look familiar. That’s Diamond Head.

The lighthouse.

Us at the top.

View missing beautiful ladies.

I wish I had my polarizing lens for these… next time! It would reduce the glare

This hike is the best.

We were done by 10am and it was so hot I wasn’t really hungry yet, so we drove to Hoʻomaluhia Botanical Garden to eat at the pinic tables surrounded by pretty mountains. (OK, we’re always surrounded by pretty mountains, but these are a lot closer). As I had been there before and we didn’t want to spend too long there, I took her to the highlights.

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