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We headed to this trail after church on Sunday.\nIt is a nice paved path, stroller friendly, and has great views!\nParking can be crowded but…","fields":{"slug":"/blog/makapuu-lighthouse-trail/"},"frontmatter":{"date":"January 06, 2019","title":"Makapu’u Lighthouse Trail","destination":"Hawaii","featuredImage":{"childImageSharp":{"fluid":{"base64":"data:image/jpeg;base64,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","aspectRatio":1.3333333333333333,"src":"/static/1fd2f80ea5d9d57399b0dae1f82b2e69/1a92f/IMG_1005.jpg","srcSet":"/static/1fd2f80ea5d9d57399b0dae1f82b2e69/788f9/IMG_1005.jpg 250w,\n/static/1fd2f80ea5d9d57399b0dae1f82b2e69/06f71/IMG_1005.jpg 500w,\n/static/1fd2f80ea5d9d57399b0dae1f82b2e69/1a92f/IMG_1005.jpg 1000w,\n/static/1fd2f80ea5d9d57399b0dae1f82b2e69/686ef/IMG_1005.jpg 1500w,\n/static/1fd2f80ea5d9d57399b0dae1f82b2e69/fe260/IMG_1005.jpg 2000w,\n/static/1fd2f80ea5d9d57399b0dae1f82b2e69/d1018/IMG_1005.jpg 3000w,\n/static/1fd2f80ea5d9d57399b0dae1f82b2e69/0ff52/IMG_1005.jpg 4032w","sizes":"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px"}}},"published":true}}}]}},"pageContext":{"slug":"/destinations/united-arab-emirates/"}}