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| Beach at Malaekahana Beach Campground |
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| Beach walking to the state park |
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| Taking a break |
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| Fish and pulled pork tacos |
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| Our new favorite taco place on Oahu |
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| Exploring the Polynesian Cultural Center, which we're still not quite sure what it is. We didn't buy ticket, so we may have been there illegally (we're not sure), but no one questioned us. It was after hours, so no cultural displays were going on and there were no crowds. We had the "islands" to ourselves. |
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| Fancy waterfall. The grounds were beautifully kept. |
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| The island of Fiji |
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| A grass turtle in the sidewalk |
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| Brandon mimicking some serious statues |
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| Looks ancient, but isn't |
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| A very muddy, slippery hike up to the North Shore pillboxes with Amanda |
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| Inside the first pillbox |
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| View out of the pillbox |
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| View from the top of the pillbox. You can see rain over the ocean in the distance. |
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| Near the second pillbox |
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| The second pillbox |
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| On top of the second pillbox |
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| View of the North Shore from the pillbox |
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| View of Vans World Cup Surf Competition |
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| Shark's Cove looking very different in the tumultuous winter months than it did in September |
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| In September this was completely flat, calm and perfect for snorkeling! |
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| We found a quieter cove at Shark's Cove and did a little snorkeling. Some vibrantly yellow fish were the coolest things we saw. |
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| Swinging in the trees at a random beach we found |
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| Brandon overlooking the ocean |
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| In the morning, the hens and roosters roamed the campground waking everyone up. In the evening, the cats came out. They were too skittish for Brandon to pet. |
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| Fish tacos from the food truck at our campground |
I think we've finally hit our stride and are appreciating Hawaii more despite being anxious to be home. Beach walks, taco eating, swinging, hiking, snorkeling, and breaking into the Polynesian Cultural Center are just a few of the things we've been doing. Stay tuned for surfing posts!
Breaking into the Polynesian Cultural Center?? I don't think you were raised that way..... (But I might do the same thing :))
ReplyDeleteWell I suppose using the term "break in" may have been a bit dramatic for me to use. ;)
DeleteI have enjoyed your posts. I am planning to retire next year and do a little of what you did (back to Thailand, then Philippines, Bali, New Zealand and Australia). The biggest thing that I leaned from you was airbnb. I thought it silly at first because I usually use hostels or camp however there are 80 airbnb places in grand rapids were there are no hostels, so great eco-tour places in bali I want to visit, etc. It is a wonderful resource.
ReplyDeleteYes, we love airbnb! The longer you stay (like a week or a month instead of a day), the better deal it is. It sounds like your retirement and trip are going to be fantastic! You should start a blog so we can follow your adventures!
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