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| West side view from atop Diamond Head |
Diamond Head is one of those thing you have to do if you go to Oahu. Being so close to our hotel we had no excuse. At the bottom of the hike they warn you to wear good shoes, bring lots of water, and that you will need about 2 hours to complete the hike. The height of Diamond Head is only 760 ish feet but there are a lot of switch backs and the dreaded stairs. I was slightly concerned about my ankle because we started this hike midway through the day where we had already done a lot of walking. That being said I truly think most pain is mind over matter. If you don't acknowledge it, it doesn't exist. That and an object in motion stays in motion so just don't stop. Don't rest, don't quit until you are done for the day.
We showed up in flip flops and no water. As we neared the top it was totally fine. We did the entire thing in less than 45 minutes so I'm not sure what the whole 2 hour warning was about. And the fact that I did it flip flops made me think all those signs were for the much older crowed. They only time we were slightly winded was climbing up the mountain of stairs. To other peoples defense we did come from high altitude so anything near sea level is easy.
At the top we saw and marveled at the beauty of it all. I could see why they picked it as a look out point. You could see a long distance in every which way. After about 5 minutes at the top we looked at each other and asked, "how long are we supposed to look at it?" I felt like we had the same attitude as the people in the movie "Guilt Trip" This son takes his mom to the Grand Canyon because she has always wanted to see it. Once they get there they ask the same question. "How long should we look at it?" To which the son replies "I think about 10 minutes out of respect." Then she replies "but who would know?"
So we stayed for another 5 minutes then headed down.
At the top we saw and marveled at the beauty of it all. I could see why they picked it as a look out point. You could see a long distance in every which way. After about 5 minutes at the top we looked at each other and asked, "how long are we supposed to look at it?" I felt like we had the same attitude as the people in the movie "Guilt Trip" This son takes his mom to the Grand Canyon because she has always wanted to see it. Once they get there they ask the same question. "How long should we look at it?" To which the son replies "I think about 10 minutes out of respect." Then she replies "but who would know?"
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