Ohai Trail

After my crack of dawn whale watch, breakfast and nap, Ashley rallied Bryan and me into a hike with some of her friends up north.

We piled into the truck (T-Bone too) and headed up north past the Blow Hole to a short hike along the ocean.

{suiting up}

{you've been warned}

{amazing vistas}

{looking back over the highway}

{heading down the trail}

{caught on camera! Bryan was saying "helloooo!"}

{always, always, always scanning the ocean for whales}

{wildflowers}

{happy T-Bone}

{rock columns}

{loving all the green up there on the trail}

{more wildflowers}

{Ashley enjoying the view and the stiff breeze}

{the boys found a rope left behind by local fishermen that leads down to the water}

{Bryan, Ashley and I stayed up on the ridge watching Alex and Jeremiah fishing for Opihi}

{Ashley watching the boys work through her binoculars}

{the boys brought back a small harvest of Opihi--also known as Hawaiian Limpets...sea snails for you laymen}

{these snails were not amused that they were about to be devoured--alive}

{Alex showing us how it's done--he had kindly brought an Opihi up for each one of us to try}

{Alex with the empty Opihi shell}

{the backside of the shell}

{Bryan and I declined to try the live, wriggling Opihi, but Alex managed to talk Ashley into it}

{Alex scooping out the Opihi from its shell using his Safeway Rewards card--classy}

{Trepidation}

{Chewing}

{Done!}

{Success!}

Let me sum up the Ohai hike we did today:

Great hike, great company, not so great hiking snacks...

Ew.