The "Bike Path" in Hawaii

To answer the question of the last blog, yes, I did go get my French Onion Soup that night. I was a very happy woman!

There is a bike path here in Hawaii that is about 8 miles long and only allows bikes, walkers and runners. No motorized vehicles! Yes, we have bike lanes but this is a "special" bike path. Brian and i use this bike path when heading to Pearl Harbor. Along these 8 miles are some very interesting views and smells.

When entering the bike path you suddenly feel as though you have just arrived to the Philippines. On the left side of this path is a muddy creek in which houses live on and some are not quite houses, more like shanies. I am very thankful not to be living in them and fishing from this so called creek. Moving along on the right is a beautiful view of the decommissioned Naval ships in the harbor. These ships are also referred to as the "moth ball fleet". They are rather close and seeing the actual size up close is rather intriguing. After the ships there really isn't much to see except the path, shrubs and trees.

There are a few parts that smell of human waste and urine, yes, I'm still talking about Hawaii. Hawaii is considered paradise but there are some hidden places that I would call something else. Every city has its beauty and it's homeless! Hawaii has a huge homeless problem but hey, where else would someone want to be homeless? It's never cold, running water and bathrooms at the beach! To top it off you have ocean front property for FREE! So along the bike path there are homeless especially along Blaisdell Park. It's a nice park but along the side of it are many tents lined up or should I say a community of tents. Along the other side of the path is still the harbor. What else could you ask for? Yes, I know....electricity! No they have no power!

Other portions of the path are through subdivisions, along schools, businesses etc. This eight miles is not the most beautiful bike ride but it is eight miles off the main road. I believe Hawaii has a vehicle sport to see how many bikers they can hit. Many bikers have been hit so each day I ride I say a prayer. Why do I ride then? Well I believe you have to live and live your passion. If you don't; then one day when you are old, you may wonder what it would be like to live your passion. Life is very short so we must take this time to live it to the fullest and never hold back!If you live in Hawaii and haven't been on the bike path, well you are not missing much but it has been quite the experience.