Makapuu Lighthouse Hike
Yesterday, my daughters and I hiked the Makapuu Lighthouse trail. This was the third time we hiked this trail. It is an easy, paved trail which winds up the mountain and ends up on the top of Makapuu Point. It took us about 1/2 hour to reach the top, and about 20 minutes to hike back down.
Once you reach the top, there’s a beautiful panoramic view of Makapuu Beach all the way to Kaneohe. The Koolau mountains are just an awesome sight from this viewpoint. There’s also a nice view of Rabbit Island.
If that wasn’t enough, the upper portion of the trail overlooks a humpback whale sanctuary. And just our luck, there were whales to be seen yesterday. It looked like a pod of about 3 or 4 whales swimming around.
If you’re looking for a good beginner’s hike in Hawaii, I would highly recommend this trail.
Pick ‘em
Are you good at picking winners? The NFL playoffs started this weekend, and I decided to pick the winners of each game, all the way to the Super Bowl winner. If there’s any indication that my picks aren’t too good, then look no further.
I chose Dallas, Green Bay, Cincinnati and New England for the first weekend. Dallas was the only pick that I had that won their game. The other 3 teams that I chose lost. I’m sure glad that I didn’t have money riding on the games. What a loser.
Still, I’m not completely done yet. I have Minnesota, New Orleans, Indy and San Diego winning their games this weekend. For the conference championships, I have Minnesota and Indy moving to the Super Bowl. And my Super Bowl pick? Minnesota!
Like I said, I’m not too confident after the first weekend. But, you never know…
