Friday Fotos – Ocean views on the way up Diamond Head

Views on the way up Diamond Head

Although it was just two years ago, it now feels like a lifetime since when we made this trip up Diamond Head. Social distancing was an unknown concept at the time. Today, the trip up would be very different, if we would even go. The views on the way up Diamond Head would be the same, but the thought of trudging up that trail two feet behind a stranger for any length of time is, to me, unthinkable. 

For now, I’ll relive the trip through these photos, hoping you enjoy them as much as I enjoy bringing them to you. We’d taken a Hop-On/Hop-Off tour bus out to the trailhead. As a result, we got a much later start than we’d have liked. In retrospect, we should have gotten a ride so we could get an early start. At least two years ago, the trail got very busy (you can see the line of ants in some of the photos).

All those people couldn’t change the magnificent views as we got closer to the top. Unfortunately, we didn’t make it all the way. I was recovering from the Australian flu, followed closely by pneumonia. Sadly, we missed the control station that was built in 1911 and the 1917 lighthouse. Maybe someday we’ll make it back and I’ll have more photos and views to remember from Diamond Head.

Want to see more photos from our trip? Here’s a link where you can check out all the entries in our travel journal or you can follow me on Instagram.