{"id":92,"date":"2010-07-21T14:15:00","date_gmt":"2010-07-22T00:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/durianapocalypse.net\/travel\/?p=92"},"modified":"2010-10-30T08:31:36","modified_gmt":"2010-10-30T18:31:36","slug":"the-coolest-sight-on-oahu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/durianapocalypse.net\/travel\/2010\/07\/21\/the-coolest-sight-on-oahu\/","title":{"rendered":"The Coolest Sight On Oahu?"},"content":{"rendered":"

One could do a helluva lot worse than The Spitting Cave! At any rate, it was the coolest sight that I<\/em> did see.<\/p>\n

We had set out for the snorklers\u2019 paradise of Hanuama Bay, whose parking lot was full before we arrived. Thwarted, we instead chose to look in upon what the guidebook<\/a> conveniently left on the dinner table of our rental house names one of the island\u2019s \u201cHidden Gems\u201d.<\/p>\n

It certainly is hidden. Only a small sign declaring \u201cBeach Access\u201d, inconspicuously located at the end of a cul-de-sac deep into the back streets of a residential neighbourhood, reveals a quite steep and, indeed, somewhat treacherous trail leading down to the lookout point.<\/p>\n

Once off the trail, and onto the layers of volcanic rock which form the seaside cliff, one at least is privileged to witness the impossibly beautiful blue water and the furiously pounding surf which form the cave\u2019s milieu.<\/p>\n

The cave itself \u2013 a sort horizontal blow-hole occasionally activated by some trick of geometry and tidal forces \u2013 is, while certainly nice enough, actually (leastways in this<\/em> particular observer\u2019s estimation) kinda insignificant in comparison with its environs.<\/p>\n

Photographs couldn\u2019t possibly do justice to a sight whose breathtaking majesty possibly (I say possibly<\/em>) surpasses even the Grand Canyon<\/a> of The Yellowstone. Nevertheless, here are a few, taken both on this day, and during a subsequent visit a few days later. As always, more pics at my Flickr site.<\/p>\n

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Huhn. I notice that I didn\u2019t even snap any photos of the Cave\u2019s spittings! Ah, well; guess that\u2019ll have to wait \u2018til the next visit\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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