Oahu is a very pretty island. One of the things that struck us driving around it is the beauty of "beach parks". I asked a local man about public versus private beaches, and he said, "There are no private beaches in Hawaii." We found that amazing and wonderful. Imagine: nobody can "own" a beach there. Now, Larry and I pay big bucks to have beachfront property in Rhode Island, and I have to admit I get annoyed when "invaders" come by boat to use it at low tide. One of the benefits we get is privacy at the beach. We own to the "high water mark". We don't get much else for our property tax dollar here. But, on an island where the shoreline is mostly lava rock, having beach parks, even in resort areas, as public is a very nice benefit.
My personal passion is the beauty of flowers and the unique characteristics of birds. These two natural beauties thrive in abundance here. The myriad of colors, textures and varieties of plant life in a tropical environment is awe-inspiring. We pay lots of money for a "Bird of Paradise" bloom arrangement, for example. Here, they grow wild. I love that.
Doves are definitely in abundance here, but are smaller than we see in the East. Other very colorful birds are everywhere. I didn't learn their names, but I certainly appreciated their fearlessness. They just walked around us, and virtually posed for pictures. It was very funny.
Majestic views are everywhere. Trying to capture a waterfall cascading down a mountain while driving by is challenging. Dramatic cloud formations over those mountains are easier to capture, and very humbling to the soul.
Oahu is a very pretty island. One of the things that struck us driving around it is the beauty of "beach parks". I asked a local man about public versus private beaches, and he said, "There are no private beaches in Hawaii." We found that amazing and wonderful. Imagine: nobody can "own" a beach there. Now, Larry and I pay big bucks to have beachfront property in Rhode Island, and I have to admit I get annoyed when "invaders" come by boat to use it at low tide. One of the benefits we get is privacy at the beach. We own to the "high water mark". We don't get much else for our property tax dollar here. But, on an island where the shoreline is mostly lava rock, having beach parks, even in resort areas, as public is a very nice benefit.
My personal passion is the beauty of flowers and the unique characteristics of birds. These two natural beauties thrive in abundance here. The myriad of colors, textures and varieties of plant life in a tropical environment is awe-inspiring. We pay lots of money for a "Bird of Paradise" bloom arrangement, for example. Here, they grow wild. I love that.
Doves are definitely in abundance here, but are smaller than we see in the East. Other very colorful birds are everywhere. I didn't learn their names, but I certainly appreciated their fearlessness. They just walked around us, and virtually posed for pictures. It was very funny.
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