Day 2 in Oahu

Day 2 Jurassic Park Edition: Life uh Finds a Way

The jet-lag is still very much a thing. Although, on the upside, getting up at 7 am every day does mean we are fitting in a ton more activities!

We couldn't go to Hawaii
and not get a Jeep

We picked up this beauty ( →) promptly at 8 am, and headed off on a little road trip of the eastern
side of the island. Unfortunately, our first stop on the way, which was supposed to be Crouching Lion, was closed due to a "newly formed cliff". Curiosity of what exactly that meant was quickly overpowered by the small mom in my head telling me not to be an idiot.

Enroute to Lanikai

Lanikai Beach 

With the subtle notes of the Jurassic park theme humming in our heads, we carried on towards our next spot, Lanikai beach. This place looks like something off of a post card, but then so does every single inch of this island. I wonder if the beauty ever wears off, like one day you're walking down Lanikai at sunset sipping a Mai Tai, and thinking to yourself "meh, I've seen better".  Anyways, that is so NOT the case for me. We soaked in some more of that gorgeous Hawaiian sun, and took a quick dip in the ocean before continuing on with our tour.

BURN UPDATE: I am pleased to report that by some miracle, I have managed to slow the  progression of my Rudolph burn with copious amounts of SPF 60 and a hat. I unfortunately chose fashion over function with my outfit choice this morning, and the tank top I was sporting did NOT do so much for the shoulders. What can I say guys, I'm a work in progress.

Views from atop Makapu'u Lookout

Our last little stop before returning home was Makapu'u Lighthouse. I would like to issue a formal apology to the universe on this one. When Mik and I were initially researching this trip, I saw this trek, and thought "I don't know, it looks a little too easy". Now, I'm not what you would typically call an "athlete", but I do consider myself above average in my ability to walk up a hill. The hill obviously sensed this, and with the addition of the glaring sun (no I am not complaining about the hot weather, the sun just seemed a little extra"glarey" today) made for quite the little hike. I'm going to throw a shout out to Mik, my lil trooper who has been ill for the first part of this trip, but stared down this hill and thought to herself "it'll be worth it for the Instagram likes". Instagram likes aside, this view was, you guessed it, GOREGEOUS! And well worth the work!


Now we have returned to our little cave, as all introverts must after a long day of exploring. I think after a little water and a little Netflix we'll be game for another day of adventures tomorrow!