Our Secret Beach!

The famous last battle to unite the Hawaiian islands...

And what we see today! (Pali Lookout)

Our secret beach!

Eating our picnic lunch on the beautiful beach

The boys inviting us to play soccer with them

And the girls (and Giovanni) cheerleading!

Don't worry, dad, it's airbrush! Isn't it beautiful?

Let's go body surfing!

Some of the girls with Nathalia, our monitor...

Enjoying the amazing view of the lava rock coastline...

Looking out for whales...

And the blowhole in the rocks!

Wiggle wiggle wiggle wiggle wiggle ;)

Today we had a lazy day at the beach that started out with a visit to a windy cliff with a complicated name (Nu'uanu Pali = Highest cliff). Skirts and hats flew, but fortunately none of our friends did! :) Glorious shots were taken by many cameras, and many unforgettable memories were made, and we checked off "Pose with a BFF on a windy ledge Titanic-style" from our list of things to do in our lives.
We were able to enjoy a great view from this cliff which will be big competition with the view we will have tomorrow from the top of Diamond Head. 

In the past, this cliff was the location where a big battle was fought between Oahu's brave warriors and King Kamehameha, who forced them to chose between sacrificial death or a hope of life over the cliffs edge.

Fifteen minutes later, we found ourselves back on the bus singing happily to random songs, working our way towards paradise. On the way to the lonely beach, we made a stop at the small town, Kailua, to buy food for our lunches. After we reached the isolated beach, everybody feasted their eyes at the tropical blue and turquoise Pacific. A safety meeting with the life guard, who made very clear to us that we need to be extremely careful with the (high-ish) waves, followed our arrival. 

Everybody enjoyed the hours and, unfortunately, a few people underestimated the sun's power and took away sunburns as lasting souveniers. Strong winds created high waves perfect for adrenaline-rushing bodysurfing. The lifeguard had a boring job though, we were all safely screaming our heads off (having fun) in the water the entire time!

On the way home, we made a stop along the East Coast with one special sight, "The Blowhole". 

When the waves slam into the old lava stone tunnels, it created a fountain which looked like the spout of a whale.

We finished our day at the hard rock cafe here in Honolulu and spent the rest of the evening exploring Waikiki before headed to bed to recharge ourselves for the upcoming day. 

Moi moi (good night)

Zaza (Thailand)

Jonas (Germany)

Jakob (Germany)