We didn’t do a lot of sightseeing, and I really didn’t take a lot of photos. Mostly I think because the landscape was so familiar, it just looks like Cairns – mountains, green, rain, water. I also spent more time just being there, rather than documenting the whole experience. I thought I’d take many more photos and video, but turns out I didn’t want to see the whole conference through lens.
But I thought there were a few cool images that I could share – people, places, experiences.
The images from my balcony are pretty awesome as we were 17 stories up.
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| My first swim at Waikiki. (Turns out Waikiki has sand imported from Qld & NSW) |
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| A pano view from our room – not really a sunny day |
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| Heading up Diamond Head Crater – it’s pouring rain |
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| Still not quite at the base. Notice the little people on the top of the crater. That will be me in an hour or so. |
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| A gorgeous view straight down the middle. |
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| I think this view is looking back into the crater. (The starting point of the trek) |
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| Happy. Wrecked. But not quite there yet. |
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| Another view inside. See all the people. I feel like a mountain goat. |
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| One cannot avoid steps on this journey. |
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| Yep. They’re as bad as they look. |
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| Made it. |
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| The view back over Waikiki. |
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| 3900 miles behind me is Australia. (Note: This was my first selfie in Hawaii) |
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| There’s a narrow dark tunnel to get through. |
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| The way down can be just as daunting. |
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| Heading out of the crater, an old war-time road not really made for cars & pedestrians. |
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| We swapped stuff. One of the Kapalalau Designs team. |
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| Time to tourist – this is Waikiki Beach. |
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| The Eternal Flame monument. There is a cemetery in the background. |
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| A Queen. |
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| A Queen’s Palace |
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| Haumea Cove |
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| I could spend the day here. Not far from Waikiki main beach. |
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| Something-Something Blow Hole |
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| My Tourist-ing buddies |
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| A camera drone at the lantern ceremony. |
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| The lantern ceremony at Ala Moana Bay. |
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| Love the use of outdoor space at Honolulu International Airport. |
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| Cassidy International Airport at Kiribati |
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| Kiribati – World’s Largest Atoll. |
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| One last leg of the journey. |
These are just some of the images I’ve taken. It kind of documents the trip from start to finish. An excellent experience all up. Looking forward to the next WIPC:E conference.
