The Pillbox at Lanikai

On the inland side of our house was a ridge that had two old bunkers on it. Here's the info I found-

"Lanikai Pillboxes or bunkers is located on the Ka’iwa ridge in Kailua on the windward side of Oahu. The bunkers were built in 1942 to serve as observation posts and fire control station for the gun batteries that used to be at Bellows." So we hiked to them with they Heywoods. 

The hike was up a steep ridge that lead us to these bunkers. It was kind of a scramble at times but well worth it when we got to the top. 

This is Tristan down in the bunkers. There was a window on the one side to overlook the ocean. We could see our house and waved to Seth who was home with a sleeping Jake. He could see us waving.

Although this picture doesn't really do it justice, the trail was quite steep. We held on the to the trees as we made our way down to stop us from falling down.

The reward was SHAVE ICE! Yum. We told the kids that every time they complained their shave ice was reduced a size. Needless to say there was no complaints. 

The picture below was taken on my phone. We sent it to our Aunt Rachels (yes that is plural because we have two Aunt Rachels) because they love shave ice! Everytime we eat one, we think of them.