For our last night in Waikiki, we decided to take a walk to Ala Moana Park from our condo and check out the Waikiki lights. To our surprise, the walk to Ala Moana Park and even Ala Moana Mall, was an easy one. The park is a vast green space on a peninsula that sports plenty of activities. We caught the outrigger canoe club coming in. Watching the crew members jump off the canoe into the water when it was time to take the canoe out of the water gave us a momentary chill, but then we remembered this was Waikiki and Hawai‘i where the water is about ten degrees warmer than in San Diego.
Even though it was dark, there were still plenty of people enjoying the evening. Even some of the tour busses come here to park for the night. They’re done for the day and the parking lot is gigantic, so there’s plenty of space to line them up. And then there were the Waikiki lights as a backdrop. All those skyscrapers lining the water create for a beautiful display of lights.
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As the sun sinks into the ocean, the views from shore become more and more colorful and, of course, spectacular.
One evening, I became very industrious and started taking photos of the sunset. Mother Nature did a great job that night!
The sun was not yet over the horizon, but already there was activity down at Kahanamoku Beach.
Even after the sun goes down, Mother Nature's show continues with ever-changing colors.
Why shouldn't Ariel go for a ride? One of our lighter moments at Bishop Museum!
The sun rises behind the skyscrapers fronting the bay in Waikīkī
At Kahanamoku Beach, a surfer takes the long walk across the rocks shortly after first light.
Only reflections happening this early in the morning at Kahanamoku Lagoon
I couldn't resist the chance to get this shot. With the sun just up, the shadows were still long and the light just perfect!
This is one of my favorite times of the day. When the sky is still blue, but the lights are coming on and there are a few stars twinkling.
