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Hanauma Bay was my first experience snorkeling in a true tropical local.
As a result of not believing the local's warnings, I didn't wear a t-shirt while I snorkeled along the surface.
After all, I grew up spending a lot of time on the beaches of southern California and never needed one.
I ended up with a pretty good sunburn on my back.
It was not til much later in my life, after snorkeling in the Caribbean and South Pacific that I really came to appreciate Hanauma Bay.
Nowhere else in the world that I have snorkeled have I seen as many fish as I did here.

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TRAVEL: 1983


This location has earned a four star (very good) rating from
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Looking down at Hanauma Bay, Oahu, Hawaii, 1983.



Hanauma Bay, Oahu, Hawaii, 1983.



West end, Hanauma Bay, Oahu, Hawaii, 1983.



Beach, Hanauma Bay, Oahu, Hawaii, 1983.


    
I had to bring my own fins because no one had ones big enough for my fat feet, Hanauma Bay, Oahu, Hawaii, 1983.



Lynn enjoying the sun, Hanauma Bay, Oahu, Hawaii, 1983.




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