9th December 2017. Blue Line bus

Our time here in Honolulu is relatively short and whilst we wanted to go to Turtle Beach and see the enormous waves in the north of the island, the drive is long and the waves are flat and the championships have been suspended due to poor surf.

So we decide that Ken will do a four hour tour on the Waikiki Trolley Blue line.  This involves catching the Pink line around to the Shopping Galleria , then a coffee whilst awaiting for the tour on the Blue Line which runs infrequently. 

So caught the Pink line but the connection at TGalleria, Hawaii which is the transport hub for the buses, didn’t work well and had an extended wait.  Took the opportunity to walk down the Main Street and enjoyed a coffee and talked to some people from Frankfurt. We were at Moana Surfrider, then the bus took us along the main beach route and passed by the Aston Waikiki Hotel  on our way to Kahala Mall, which is the kicking off point  for the Blue Line.  We drive along the coast road to Hawaii Kai Lookout with stunning views and there are many people who are here for the surf.  Today the area is quiet because the surf is relatively flat.

Following our 20 minute stop for photos and some short walking to the lookout point, the bus takes us to the popular and widely photographed Hanauma Bay, which is a hive of activity, with plenty of beach and other walks, many swimming and a whole host of divers in the shallows with beautiful corals. There are many photographers both professional and amateur tourists like myself.  We enjoy a period of 15 minutes walking to the various vantage points.  Take some beautiful photos, it is a spectacular afternoon. 

Next stop is a tour favourite with the Halona Blow Hole attracting all sorts of swimmers and participants who want to participate in the usual antics associated with the irregular waves impacting the blowhole.  Unfortunately, despite a quite lengthy stop there is insufficient wave activity to bring the blowhole into play.  However, we take some stunning photos. 

The world famous Waikiki Beach.