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Re: Weather, Climate, Environment, and Energy
« Reply #8358 on: July 14, 2023, 10:20:33 AM »
Hawaii doesn't have fabulous beaches, in my experience, no doubt I have missed some.  Hapuna Beach makes the odd "best beaches" lists, but in my view, it is not special, and there is a lot of rockiness offshore that can ding your legs pretty badly.  There are interesting beaches, black and green sand, with turtles etc.  When we go, we might spend a week there and never go to a beach, or go once.  There are other things more of interest to us.

We usually go to the Big Island, which is quite different from the others.
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Re: Weather, Climate, Environment, and Energy
« Reply #8359 on: July 14, 2023, 10:25:13 AM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on July 14, 2023, 09:35:46 AM
It's about 4.5 hours Cincy to LAX and nearly 6 hours LAX to Kona.

You're fighting some headwinds usually, so it's shorter on the return, usually.

Hawaii is OUT THERE. 
Kona Bud & the Bonsai Pipeline better be prettygood to fly that long. The U.S. Pacific Fleet making it to Australia and in strength was quite remarkable
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Re: Weather, Climate, Environment, and Energy
« Reply #8360 on: July 14, 2023, 10:27:30 AM »
My wife is crazy about Hawaii, she wants to go every other year, at least.  It's surprising to me, a bit.  We're headed there again in December.  A few years back she had a decade birthday and I paid for first class seats which helped, some.  I somehow got a pretty decent deal on them.

We generally do comfort plus and hope for the bump.
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Re: Weather, Climate, Environment, and Energy
« Reply #8361 on: July 14, 2023, 10:30:03 AM »
daughters are addicted to beaches

don't blame them
growing up in Iowa

Kaanapali Beach was where we stayed on Maui
Also visited some other beaches

Stayed on Waikiki Beach in Honolulu

nice enough beaches
Waikiki was crowded
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Re: Weather, Climate, Environment, and Energy
« Reply #8362 on: July 14, 2023, 11:29:41 AM »
Been to Hawaii once.  Once was enough, better place to go for sun and beaches as far as I am concerned when you add in the travel time
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Re: Weather, Climate, Environment, and Energy
« Reply #8363 on: July 14, 2023, 12:29:29 PM »
Most folks go to Oahu and think they've pretty much done Hawaii, while I would disagree, but it is a long way away.
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Re: Weather, Climate, Environment, and Energy
« Reply #8364 on: July 14, 2023, 01:01:02 PM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on July 14, 2023, 10:20:33 AM
Hawaii doesn't have fabulous beaches, in my experience, no doubt I have missed some.  Hapuna Beach makes the odd "best beaches" lists, but in my view, it is not special, and there is a lot of rockiness offshore that can ding your legs pretty badly.  There are interesting beaches, black and green sand, with turtles etc.  When we go, we might spend a week there and never go to a beach, or go once.  There are other things more of interest to us.

We usually go to the Big Island, which is quite different from the others.
For sure. North side of Oahu is stellar. Hanalei Bay is absolutely fantastic (Kauai), as is Poipu Beach on the South side of Kauai. Kauai has the best beaches of all the islands, IMO.
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Re: Weather, Climate, Environment, and Energy
« Reply #8365 on: July 14, 2023, 01:09:38 PM »
I did visited the north coast of Oahu, they were trying to have a surfing tournament but couldn't because there were no waves.  The beaches I saw there were nothing notable, to me.  I'm sure they have nice beaches somewhere depending on what nice means.  I'm not much of a beach person.
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Re: Weather, Climate, Environment, and Energy
« Reply #8366 on: July 14, 2023, 01:41:27 PM »
I was driving up towards Jacksonville from Orlando on my recent trip and got onto A1A, put the windows down, and drove 35 mph for about 2 hours.
It was great.  Salty air.  Seabreeze.  Stopped around Ormond Beach and went for a dip.  
When I go to the beach, I get in the water.  
But that drive and dip was good for my alleged soul.
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Re: Weather, Climate, Environment, and Energy
« Reply #8367 on: July 14, 2023, 01:45:27 PM »
Not a beach guy at all, but I do go in the water. We can't sit at a beach all day. An hour is about the max. 30 minutes even better.
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Re: Weather, Climate, Environment, and Energy
« Reply #8368 on: July 14, 2023, 01:49:59 PM »
We usually just walk on a beach, might get ankles wet.  I dragged a foot across some jagged lava under water and convinced me to be wary of Hawaii beaches and waters.

We both like Hilton Head in the off season, we just walk and chat.  
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Re: Weather, Climate, Environment, and Energy
« Reply #8369 on: July 14, 2023, 01:54:08 PM »
Wakiki beach, not really my idea of a great beach, but would be for some.

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Re: Weather, Climate, Environment, and Energy
« Reply #8370 on: July 14, 2023, 01:55:22 PM »
This beach is close to where we usually stay on the Big I:

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Re: Weather, Climate, Environment, and Energy
« Reply #8371 on: July 14, 2023, 02:03:31 PM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on July 14, 2023, 01:54:08 PM
Wakiki beach, not really my idea of a great beach, but would be for some.


Yeah, narrow and kind of steep is dumb.  South Beach in Miami is like that.
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every sandy beach > any beach with rocks
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