Let's go to the Beach! (Finally)
Dec. 25th, 2021 05:28 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
canyonwalkerOahu travelog #11
Waikiki Beach, HI - Sat, 25 Dec 2021, 11:30am
We've been here in Waikiki since late afternoon Wednesday and finally we've gone to spend some time on the beach. Not just enjoying the views from our balcony, not driving around the island and seeing other beaches, but actually walking across the street to Waikiki Beach.
We set up our chairs (bottom center) right above the water's reach on the sand. The towers behind them are the Hyatt Regency. Our room is in the one on the left.
As you can see in these pictures the beach was already crowded when we arrived just before 10. Note to self: get out here earlier tomorrow!
Plus, the sun will be a bit less intense in the morning. I slathered up with a mix of sunscreens from SPF 8 to 30. Hawk used lotion, too, but wasn't as worried about how soon she'd need to reapply. Hawk's desert-dweller ancestors gave her genes not to have to worry too much about sun. For my northern European ancestors, though, sunburn was god's way of telling them to get the hell back in the pub.
Waikiki Beach, HI - Sat, 25 Dec 2021, 11:30am
We've been here in Waikiki since late afternoon Wednesday and finally we've gone to spend some time on the beach. Not just enjoying the views from our balcony, not driving around the island and seeing other beaches, but actually walking across the street to Waikiki Beach.
We set up our chairs (bottom center) right above the water's reach on the sand. The towers behind them are the Hyatt Regency. Our room is in the one on the left.
As you can see in these pictures the beach was already crowded when we arrived just before 10. Note to self: get out here earlier tomorrow!
Plus, the sun will be a bit less intense in the morning. I slathered up with a mix of sunscreens from SPF 8 to 30. Hawk used lotion, too, but wasn't as worried about how soon she'd need to reapply. Hawk's desert-dweller ancestors gave her genes not to have to worry too much about sun. For my northern European ancestors, though, sunburn was god's way of telling them to get the hell back in the pub.
