Hawaii Part 2

Our trip continues...

*On September 11 we went to Pearl Harbor. It is such a reverent, beautiful place! It was very humbling to be there on 9/11.

Oil still floats to the surface of the water, even after all these years!

 

 *After Pearl Harbor we headed back up to the North Shore, stopping for shave ice - so tasty!

 

 * Then we went to Waimea Bay park for a few hours of reading and laying by the beach.

After our afternoon at the beach, we picked Danielle up from class and drove to Turtle Bay for dinner.  My best meal of the trip occurred here... Crab Stuffed Salmon.

*On Wednesday we hiked Diamond Head. It was challenging and beautiful.  Such a fun hike with some beautiful views at the top.

 It was windy up there!

 Beautiful views of Waikiki

 Here is the Diamond Head Crater

 This is just one of many steep staircases this hike requires.

 Too bad we took the picture after we were hot, sweaty and tired...

*We went to Boots and Kimo's again for more Macadamia Nut Pancakes and drove up to the North Shore. We picked up Danielle and went to the beach!

 My half-eaten #1 fish tacos...so tasty! This fun restaurant was the Hawaiian Cafe Rio. 

*After dinner, Danielle took us to this awesome lookout point in Laie. So beautiful. I never get tired of looking out at the ocean! 

*On Thursday we woke up and went over to watch some golf! The Champions Tour was going on so we went as spectators.  Robby was loving every minute of it :) 

Unfortunately, this is the only picture we took that day.  We went to the Ala Moana shopping center for lunch and a little shopping. Thursday was pretty relaxed.

Hawaii Part 1

In September we enjoyed 8 days in beautiful Oahu, Hawaii! We had such a fabulous trip and have so many great memories. We took lots of pictures, so enjoy!

* When we arrived (after some hotel drama) we headed up to the North Shore with the Boyle's. They took us to Kahuku Grill for some amazing coconut shrimp. We had it again a few days later...it was so good!

 

* We went to the Polynesian Cultural Center to see Ha: Breath of Life.  There was dancing, singing, fire dancers...it was amazing! 

 

*The International Market Place was right next to our hotel. Lots of fun people watching! 

 

*We woke up on Sunday and took a walk on the beach. What a great way to start the day! 

 

 

*Boots and Kimo's for macadamia nut pancakes. They were so delicious we went back a few days later!

 

*We went to the beautiful Pali lookout. It was so green and beautiful! 

 

 

*Up next was the very touristy Dole Plantation for a train ride and delicious treats! 

 

 

Look at the cute little pineapple growing! 

 

There were so many pineapple fields! 

 

Dole Whips were absolutely necessary and delicious! 

 

*Then we went to the North Shore to look for turtles!

 

Unfortunately, the turtles were being shy. There were 2 that were swimming in front of us us. They are the dark spots in the middle of the picture.  

 * Up next: Giovanni's shrimp truck. There is writing and graffiti all over it!

 Garlic and lemon butter shrimp plates. These were drippy, juicy and delicious!

 

Here is the trough that you clean up in after.  We were certainly plenty messy. 

* On day 3 of our trip, we were still having hotel drama. After spending the morning at the beach we finally got the drama taken care of and we were so happy to be moving to the right room!

 

* We walked over to Rainbow Drive In, which has been featured on Diners Drive Ins and Dives - it was just okay.

 Not pictured here was the glorious afternoon we spent lounging by the pool.

* For dinner we walked over to the International Market Place for another Food Network place: Hank's Haute Dogs.

I know this picture looks gross but my hot dog had delicious pineapple salsa on it. So good!

Stay tuned for part 2!