Chasing a Sunrise at Diamond Head

I have the luxury of being paid to take people to some amazing places. While on layovers, there is usually opportunity to get out and explore.

It has been over ten years since I was last on Oahu. Planning a trip to Diamond Head, I figured the earlier the better. What I failed to realized was that I was heading to the park on a Saturday morning... that also happened to be Christmas Eve!

In the past, I would try to get to the gate at 6:00am, go up and down twice, then head back to the hotel. The goal being getting up and down the first time before the first tour busses arrived.

Alas, this time, it was not meant to be.

The sunset was amazing, and taking the long way back to the hotel, I still managed to walk/hike around 9 miles.