This week we traveled to Oahu's windward side. Above is Mokoli'i, also known as Chinaman's Hat.
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| Driving north along the coast brings us to Laie. The coastal lookout reveals a natural arch in the off shore lava overflows. |
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| The ocean is so pure. |
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| We turned the corner of the island to the North Shore. These photos were taken from Turtle Bay - a resort that frequently serves as a film location. |
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| A few surfers ventured out into the rough sea. |
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| We continued along the North Shore - famous for its winter surfing season - to Turtle Beach. |
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| So named because the turtles come ashore. A park ranger ensures the endangered the turtles are roped off from human contact. |
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| Hidden in a pineapple field are the "birthing stones". |
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| Oahu's royal mothers would give birth to an audience of many ali'i (chiefs). Native Hawaiians still consider the area sacred. |
Do you have an area that is serene or sacred?
Mahalo,
Kim in Hawaii
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| Native Hawaiians leave gifts to their gods. |
How beautiful. I have many nature spots that are special to me. A small waterfall and the salt marsh on our shore. I used to take Girl Scouts and we had such a great time exploring.
ReplyDeleteI don't have a specific area, but I consider the area at Ground Zero quite sacred.
ReplyDeleteMy bedroom, is my Sanctury, great pics
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Gorgeous pictures - as usual. I don't really have a special place.
ReplyDeleteLove the photos...especially the turtles. I hope people don't try and mess with them. As far as a sacred/serene place....really mine would be anyplace near the water. An ocean, a bay, a river, a lake. Love them all.
ReplyDeleteI don't have any special places but I do enjoy sitting at outdoor jazz concerts with a book.
ReplyDeleteI don't really have a special place like that but I enjoyed seeing all the pictures of those places.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful pictures! My daughter and her boyfriend have a sweat lodge, prayer circle and a beautiful area with balanced stones. It's lovely and serene.
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We love on the beautiful Oregon coast and there are many serene places. I'm not sure how sacred they are though. There is a large Native American community in are area and I'm sure there is I'm just not sure. Thanks for sharing these gorgeous photos with us!
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