Not Just Another Wave

I know I've posted a lot of stuff about the ocean and shown several pictures of impressive waves. This Thanksgiving, we went to Waiamea to see some of the legendary big surf. Take a close look at the tiny little surfers on the big 20-foot wave. Read the sign on the beach. The lifeguards closed the entire beach because the waves are so violent - saves them the trouble of calling an ambulance and clogging up 20 miles of North Shore traffic.

So if the picture above wasn't impressive enough, take a look at this video I took from Shark's cove (just down the beach from Waiamea). You can hear me say "It's scary!" We are standing on a lava shelf that is normally 20 feet above the water. As the camera pans, you can see a similar shelf on the left - watch what the wave does on that shelf. These waves easily crash over the top right at us... Stupid? Probably. Scary? You bet!



More to come from the long Thanksgiving weekend!