Turtle Bay Resort on Oahu

Filed in archive on February 18, 2007

Turtle Bay is the only resort on the remote North Shore of Oahu. This part of Oahu is in stark contrast to the South Shore where over-populated Honolulu is located -- about a two-hour drive.

At Turtle Bay, I had a spacious ocean view room, which, of course had a spectacular view of the Pacific. There's nothing like the sound of crashing waves against rocks right below a lanai. The strong surf that hits the North Shore precludes swimming. There's a protected lagoon at the hotel for swimming.

On any given day, Turtle Bay Resort has film crews on their property. The week before I arrived, the show "Las Vegas" had filmed two episodes; and while I was staying there, "Lost," a "Corona" beer commercial, and a California talk show were all filming on the resort's property. Also, a writer from "Outside" magazine was covering a feature on locals growing up on the North Shore and the surfing culture.

Set time aside for a leisurely one-hour trail ride along Turtle Bay's golf course, beaches and jungle-like setting popular with the "Lost" crew. We rode passed an empty bamboo cage, which housed a boar in the show.

World famous Bonzai and Pipeline Beaches is just a brief drive from Turtle Bay.