Alan went first to show us how it was done.

Scott went next and did great.

Despite how far over I'm leaning (or maybe because of it) I managed to stay upright on this wave. What a blast!

View of Na Mokulua from Popoi'a Island. The island to the left is Moku Nui, the other is Moku Iki. We are heading to the island on the left.

View of Kailua Beach. The mountains in the center of Oahu are just stunning.

We parked the kayak on a beach on Noku Nui Island and had some lunch. Then we worked our way around the island looking for adventure.

This is Alan jumping into an ocean feed pool in the rocks. There were fish and urchins in these pools.

Scott jumping into an island pool.

These are shingle urchin (Colobocentrotus atratus) hauke’uke kaupali. These urchins are designed to withstand rough areas where other species can’t survive.

We worked our way around to a passage the made a 90° turn through the rock. At the elbow of this turn was a great deep pool that you can snorkel in.

Karin and Scott enjoying the view while they get ready to jump into see the fish.

Alan leading the way to the snorkel spot.

Scott and Karin enjoying the fish and sea life.

Alan's camera was one of these little digital cameras that was waterproof down to 10 feet. It really took some great images both underwater and above. This is cauliflower coral (Pocillopora meandrina).

Scott hanging out with the fish.

Karin looking for fish and sea slugs.

This shot was taken on a ledge where the surf washes in and out. The fish kept getting sucked up on the ledge and pushed back off with every wave. The schooling fish are Hawaiian flagtails (Kuhlia xenura), an endemic species.

The Wedge-tailed Shearwater (Puffinus pacificus) is a long-lived seabird, with the oldest known bird at 29 years old. Like other shearwaters, the birds cannot stand upright on their legs and have difficulty moving about on land. This species breed from February to November, and breeding pairs lay a single white egg in a burrow on the ground or in natural crevices.

The Wedge-tailed Shearwater leave the breeding colony before sunrise and return after sunset. They are surface feeders, foraging below the ocean surface and in the air close to the surface. The Shearwaters feed on larval forms of fish and squid, mostly during the day in association with skipjack tuna and other predatory fish. By late November, both adults and fledglings have left, believed to migrate to the open ocean in the eastern Pacific. It is believed that birds return to their natal island to breed.

Scott is heading back to Popoi’a Island for some more surfing before we have to call it a day. Life is so tough!

Alan and Scott still had enough energy left to ride a few more waves. I was happy to save some energy to get back to the beach so I took a few more photos.

Scott taking the last wave before we headed back to catch a plane back to Maui.