Shark's Cove, O'ahu

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​SHARK'S COVE, O'AHU

...Continued from yesterday:
​      On Monday morning after breakfasting on sublime breakfast burritos from Kono's in Waikiki (see yesterday's post),

...we headed to the north end of the island to Shark's Cove, a tide pool beach that's a prime spot for sea critter-watching among the shallows, 

...​and taking in the panoramic views.

    I waded into the tide pool but stayed closed to the shore and by just looking down into the crystal clear water I was able to see among the rocks a number of striking tropical fish, including some striped varieties and a bright blue and yellow one that looked something like this:

      The others in our group who swam out into the deeper water to do some snorkeling near the reef that surrounds the tide pool were treated to the sight of more wonderful  sea creatures, among them interesting and unusual fish, schools of colorful fish, sea turtles and sea urchins. One of my daughters spent some time watching an octopus playing among the rocks.
      As for me, being neither a strong swimmer nor a great water aficionado in general, after a having a look at the fish and a brief swim  I was happy to recover my land legs,

...and stay on shore snapping pictures.

     Across the highway from the beach there was a food truck park where we went for lunch.

      There were as many chickens in the park as humans.

        I had lemon shrimp over rice with greens. It looked lovely but actually wasn't all that great. 

    In truth the food there in general wasn't all that great. Except for the shave ice. 

     However it was sufficient to hold us over for another round of fish-watching,

...and picture-taking.