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6 January 2018

IMG_1540AR — Started out the tour with a view of Diamond Head from Tantalus.

IMG_1545CR — This is a view of the Moon while we were at Tantalus.

IMG_1554AR — View of Punchbowl Crater from Tantalus Rd. Their cruise ship is just behind the crater rim.

IMG_1556fixAR — Hawaiian Monk Seal, named Honey Girl. She’s had 10 pups, the first one is ‘Ipo. This was a sad day; one of he most recent pups had just died near Turtle Bay.

IMG_1557AR — ‘Ipo, Honey Girl’s oldest pup.

IMG_1571AR — Bodyboarder at Rocky Point

IMG_1595AR — A view of the USS Arizona and Battleship Missouri from Aiea.

2 January 2018

IMG_1479AR — A turtle on the beach in the morning.

IMG_1490AR — Surf contest in Hale’iwa.

IMG_1498AR — A surfer at Pipeline, tucking into a barrel at Backdoor.

DCIM447GOPRO — Me, just turning the GoPro on.

DCIM448GOPRO — Snorkeling at Turtle Bay.

DCIM450GOPRO — A breaking wave at Pounders beach.

DCIM448GOPRO — The Australian kids wanted to go “wave bashing”, so I took them to Pounders beach.

GoPro video from snorkeling and bodysurfing.

https://youtu.be/-ZIhgiAMsaA

25 December 2017

Koko Crater Christmas morning.

Daniel, Cindy, Alex, Anna, Nancy

Nancy volunteered for the Chinaman's Hat photo. — Nancy volunteered for the Chinaman’s Hat photo.

The Giant Turtle and the Momma Elephant with the baby elephant following behind her.

Hawaiian Monk Seal

Hawaiian Monk Seal on the beach.

A surfer getting barreled at Sunset Beach.

The girls on the beach at Sunset Beach.

IMG_1056AR — Mom and daughters on the beach at Sunset Beach

IMG_1064AR — Surfer at Rocky Point

IMG_1084AR — Surfer getting barreled at Rocky Point

IMG_1091AR — Surfer at Rocky Point

GoPro video of snorkeling with a turtle at Turtle Bay
https://youtu.be/LpZekShAwkw

Nancy & the Turtle

DCIM445GOPRO — Brittle stars or ophiuroids are echinoderms in the class Ophiuroidea closely related to starfish. They crawl across the sea floor using their flexible arms for locomotion. The ophiuroids generally have five long, slender, whip-like arms which may reach up to 60 cm (24 in) in length on the largest specimens. They are also known as serpent stars.

DCIM445GOPRO — The yellowspotted trevally, yellowspotted kingfish, goldspotted trevally, or tarrum, Carangoides fulvoguttatus, is a widespread species of large inshore marine fish in the jack family Carangidae. The yellowspotted trevally inhabits the tropical and subtropical waters of the western Indo-Pacific region, from South Africa in the west to Japan and Australia in the east. The species is known to grow to a maximum length of at least 1.2 m, and is distinguished by gill raker and fin morphology, as well as the distinctive golden spots which give the fish its name. The yellowspotted trevally generally prefers inshore rocky and coral reefs, but is occasionally found over deep offshore sand banks to a depth of 100 m. It is a predatory fish, taking fish, cephalopods, and crustaceans, and shows diet partitioning with other trevallies in studies conducted in Australian waters.

DCIM445GOPRO — Anna & the Turtle

24 December 2017

Hawaiian Monk Seal on the beach in Hau'ula. This one is Ipo. — Hawaiian Monk Seal on the beach in Hau’ula. This one is Ipo.

Hawaiian Monk Seal on the beach. This one's name is Honey Girl. She is the mother of Ipo. — Hawaiian Monk Seal on the beach. This one’s name is Honey Girl. She is the mother of Ipo.

Hawaiian Monk Seals, Honey Girl & Ipo. Mother and first daughter.

A Heron at Fumis stalking the Talapia.

Surfer at Pipeline

A surfer getting barrelled at Pipeline.

The kids from today's tour playing in the sand at Pipeline. — The kids from today’s tour playing in the sand at Pipeline.

Surfer at Pipeline

Surfer setting up for the barrel at Pipeline.

Playing in the sand at Pipeline.

Selfie on the beach at Pipeline

Turtle on the beach on the North Shore

Another turtle on the beach on the North Shore.

Sunset from the North Shore

Tantalus Lookout

Tantalus

22 December, 2017

The name of this Hawaiian Monk Seal is Ipo, short for Ku'uipo which in Hawaiian means Sweetheart. Ipo if the first of 10 pups from Honey Girl. — The name of this Hawaiian Monk Seal is Ipo, short for Ku’uipo which in Hawaiian means Sweetheart. Ipo if the first of 10 pups from Honey Girl.

Hawaiian Monk Seal on the beach in Hau'ula. — Hawaiian Monk Seal on the beach in Hau’ula.

A Green Sea Turtle on the beach on the North Shore.

A 2nd turtle came ashore while we were there.

12 December, 2017

Hawaiian Monk Seal on the beach in Hau'ula — Hawaiian Monk Seal on the beach in Hau’ula

Hawaiian Monk Seal in Hau'ula — Hawaiian Monk Seal in Hau’ula

Palm trees in Hau'ula — Palm trees in Hau’ula

Billibong Pipe Masters at Ehukai Beach Park

Conditions were not good for the contest, but this must have been one of the Pros, there was a film crew interviewing him before he went in to the water.

Flowers growing at Tantalus.

Flowers growing at Tantalus.

Flowers growing at Tantalus.

View of Waikiki at the end of the tour.

10 December, 2017

There were 2 surfers out at outside Rock Piles.

Pipeline was not in good enough form for the contest this day.

Waimea Bay

Not a lot of photos this day. The tour spent 3 hours at Kualoa Ranch doing the 2 hour horse-back riding tour.

8 December, 2017

Haleiwa

Pipeline

Whales at Pipeline

Whales at Pipeline

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Whales at Pipeline

Whales at Pipeline

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My tour watching the surf contest at Pipeline.

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Rocky Point

Rocky Point

Rocky Point

Rocky Point

Rocky Point

Pipeline viewed from Rocky Point

Rocky Point

Rocky Point

Rocky Point

Rocky Point

Rocky Point

Rocky Point

Rocky Point

Rocky Point

Rocky Point

Rocky Point

Haleiwa

Haleiwa

26 November, 2017

Hawaiian Monk Seal on the beach.

My tour enjoying the beach at Rockpiles.

Kid surfer at Hale’iwa.

23 November, 2017

A Turtle at Byodo-In Temple

Papayas

Red Ginger

Autograph tree

The airport viewed from Tantalus