ALOHA from O'ahu
---Halona Blowhole---
The Halona Blowhole is a naturally occurring ocean geyser located along the southeast coast of O'ahu. The blowhole was formed by a molten lava tube from volcanic eruptions thousands of years ago. The geyser is created when breaking surf entering the lava tube is compressed. As the tube becomes smaller, pressure increases and water is forced to shoot up, sometimes as high as 30 feet into the air. The larger the waves the larger the spray will be.
Just southwest of the blowhole is Halona Beach Cove, also known as Eternity Beach since the site is known for the famous love scene between Burt Lancaster and Deborah Kerr in the movie, From Here to Eternity (1953) and more recently where Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler shared their romantic first kiss in the movie 50 First Dates (2004). If you're lucky, you may see one of the resident honu(endangered Hawaiian green sea turtle) that frequent the cove. (Look but don’t touch since it is illegal to disturb these animals)
On a clear day, the lookout offers excellent views of the coastline and neighboring islands, Moloka'i and Lana'i, across the channel. During winter months, the lookout is a great spot to watch humpback whales at play.
You will need to get out of your car to enjoy the area and find this cache
~~~This is a prime whale watching spot, so what is your whale knowledge? ~~~
Answer the following trivia questions. Use the numbers associated with the correct answers for the "keyword"
A: What is a whale's tail called?
- (3) Dorsal Fin
- (5) Tail fin
- (7) Leg
- (9) Fluke
B: What is baleen made of?
- (2) Kraken
- (4) Saline
- (5) Keratin
- (8) Macmorin
C: Which whaling ship was sunk by a whale?
- (5) Santa Maria
- (6) Pinta
- (7) Essex
- (9) Achusnet
X: Which whale is the largest animal on earth?
- (6) Blue
- (7) Humpback
- (8) Sperm
- (9) Fin
Y: Tubercles, the knobs covering a humpback whales head and lower jaw are actually?
- (2) Hair Follicles
- (3) Barnacles
- (4) Bones
- (5) Copepods
Z: Cetaceans have no vocal cords, so whales generate their song by:
- (5) vibrating their baleen
- (4) rubbing their fins together
- (3) forcing water through their mouth over the baleen
- (2) forcing air through a specialized voice box
You can validate your puzzle solution with certitude.
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Congrats sillygirl & jrr on the FTF!!!